Pentax K-500 Operating Guide

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This is useful when capturing images of night scenes and fireworks which

require long exposures.

Set the mode dial to p (Bulb).

Press the shutter release button.

The shutter remains open as long as the shutter release button is kept

pressed.

Take your finger off the shutter release button.

Exposure ends.

Bulb Shooting

In p mode, the following functions are not available.

- Continuous Shooting

- Exposure Bracketing

- EV Compensation

- AE Lock

- Interval Shooting

- HDR Capture

- Shake Reduction

• You can set the operation of the shutter release button in p mode in [8. Bulb

(B) Mode Options] of the [A Custom Setting 2] menu.

Mode1

Exposure continues while the shutter release button

is pressed. (default setting)

Mode2

Exposure starts with the first press of the shutter release

button and ends with the second press of the shutter

release button.

• More noise may appear in captured images if a slower shutter speed is set.

You can reduce image noise by using Noise Reduction. Set in [Slow Shutter

Speed NR] of the [A Rec. Mode 3] menu. (p.104)

• Use a tripod and the optional cable switch or an optional remote control unit

to prevent camera shake during Bulb shooting.

• We recommend using the optional AC adapter kit as the battery drain is high

during Bulb shooting.

• When the optional GPS unit is attached and [Action in B Mode] is set to

[ASTROTRACER] in [GPS] of the [A Rec. Mode 4] menu, the

ASTROTRACER function is activated in p mode. (p.281)

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