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PowerShot G7 X Mark II Support
FAQs & troubleshooting

Shooting Long Exposures (Bulb) (PowerShot G7 X Mark II)

Content Id: 8202873500


Solution

With bulb exposures, shots are exposed for as long as you hold down the shutter button.

Setting procedures are explained below.

1. Turn the camera on.

2. Set the mode dial to [ M ].

3. Turn the [ ] dial to set the shutter speed to [BULB], and then press the [ ] button.

4. [BULB] () is displayed on the shooting screen.

5. Press the shutter button all the way down to shoot.

Shots are exposed for as long as you hold the shutter button all the way down. The elapsed exposure time is displayed during exposure.

Caution

Maximum continuous shooting time with this feature is 4 min.16 sec.
Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still and prevent camera shake. In this case, also disable image stabilization
When [Touch Shutter] is set to [On], shooting is started by touching the screen once and stopped by touching it again. Be careful not to move the camera when touching the screen.

Caution

Remote shooting function can be used to avoid camera shake that may otherwise occur when pressing the shutter button directly.
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