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When should I use the "B" shutter speed setting?

I'm trying to learn how to use my camera, and I don't know what the "B" shutter speed is used for.

asked by naenae2000 (26)

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The "B" setting allows you to keep the shutter open as long as you like, hours. Exposure of night sky. Make sure you have a fresh battery in the camera!

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posted by HH (365)
7 votes

read your owners manual, there are so many settings and so many different cameras where even the same setting can be used for different things and in different ways.

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The "B" setting for your shutter stands for "Bulb". This setting is normally used for night or darker scenes when you need to let in light for a longer length of time. When you press the shutter release button, the shutter will stay open until you press the button again.

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The "B" setting stands for an old-fashioned term: "Bulb". When you set your shutter on "B", the shutter will stay open as long as you have your finger on the shutter release. This used to be used for flash-powder photos, but these days it's used for long natural-light night exposures of a minute or more.

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