Pentax GR II Operating Guide
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Recording Star Trails (Interval Composite)
A series of continuous images taken at set intervals is merged in such a way
that the bright areas remain. Use this function when you want to record the
trails of light formed by stars or the moon during nightscape shooting at a
fixed position.
1
Mount the camera on a tripod.
2
Set the mode dial to Av, Tv, TAv, or M, and then take a test shot.
Set the aperture value, shutter speed, focus, ISO sensitivity, and white bal-
ance, and then check the composition. This exposure is maintained in images
are merged.
3
In the [Shooting] menu, select [Interval Composite].
4
Press the !" buttons to select an
item, and then change its setting.
Interval
Sets the shooting interval from the shortest value (Min.) up to 60 minutes.
Save Interval Composite
Img.
Img.
Sets how the images are saved.
[Off]: Saves only the merged image.
[Save Each Image]: Saves both the unmerged image and merged image in
JPEG format.
[Save in process]: Saves each image at the point it is merged in JPEG format.
[Off]: Saves only the merged image.
[Save Each Image]: Saves both the unmerged image and merged image in
JPEG format.
[Save in process]: Saves each image at the point it is merged in JPEG format.
5
Press the MENU/OK button.
[Interval Composite] appears on the shooting screen.