Canon PowerShot A495 - Manual (Page 78)

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Shooting Long Exposures
You can set the shutter speed to a range between 1 and 15 seconds to
shoot long exposures. However, you should attach the camera to a tripod to
prevent the camera from moving and blurring the image.
1
Choose ≈.
● Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 50 to choose ≈.
2
Choose the shutter speed.
● Press the o button.
● Press the qr buttons to select the shutter
speed, then press the m button.
3
Confirm the exposure.
● When you press the shutter button halfway,
the exposure for the chosen shutter speed
will appear on the screen.
• The brightness of the image may differ from the brightness of the
screen in Step 3 when the shutter button was pressed halfway.
• When shutter speeds of 1.3 seconds or slower are used, images are
processed to eliminate noise after being taken. A certain amount of
processing time may be needed before you can take the next shot.
If the flash fires, the image may be overexposed. If this happens, set the
flash to
! and shoot.