Bulb Setting. SLR cameras will have a "B" (Bulb) setting. The bulb setting keeps the shutter open as long as you press the shutter release. The bulb setting is perfect for photographing fireworks.
Bulb Setting - a setting that allows the shutter to stay open as long as the shutter release is being pressed
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Bulb Setting: A shutter speed setting on adjustable cameras that keeps the shutter open for as long as the shutter is pressed. Used for taking timed exposures with a cable release.( e.g. Astronomical photography) ...
Bulb setting
A shutter setting marked B at which the shutter remains open as long as the shutter release is held down. This is used for time exposures that are longer than your camera's preset shutter speeds.
B (Bulb setting): A shutter speed setting that allows time exposures. The shutter stays open as long as the shutter release button remains depressed.
When set to the Bulb setting, the shutter remains open as long as the shutter release button is depressed. This allows for real night photography, and is ideal for taking multiple bursts of fireworks on one frame.
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Bulb setting on cameras. This keeps the shutter open for as long as you keep the release button pressed. Used in low light e.g. for recording traffic trails or fireworks.
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If your camera has a bulb setting (and you have a tripod available), you can use a more advanced technique to capture several bursts on a single frame.
The only thing controversial about it is using the Bulb setting instead of the mirror up custom function. The simple reason for this is that it is a pain to always carry an AC adapter in the field and have it there to plug the camera in.
Some models have a bulb setting for time exposures. The Diana F features a built-in flash, whose synchronization often does not work properly.
For those who don't have a lot of money to spend on a camera body with a manual bulb setting, consider purchasing an old Minolta SR-T body with 50mm, 55mm, or 58mm standard lens.
Another reason for selecting a thirty second exposure is that on most cameras it's the longest available preset shutter speed. You need to use the bulb setting to obtain longer shutter speeds.
Canon 400D EOS / Digital Rebel XTi offers a shutter speed of 1/4000th of a second, all the way to 30 seconds or more if you use bulb setting. The Canon EOS 30D model has a shutter speed of 1/8000th of a second to 30 seconds or more using bulb.
The sharpness of the background can be influenced by apertures and shuttle set. In the flash mode, bulb setting usually is set for absorbing more ambience light (background information), so the end result of the exposure won't be pitch dark.
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A feature available in some units to make multiple flash bursts during exposure. Useful for motion study in single frame multiple exposure. Best used in dark studios in Bulb setting.
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If you're using a manual mode, you can select a long exposure time by setting the shutter for one-to-thirty seconds or by using the B (or bulb) setting. You can also use the shutter priority mode to control the shutter speed. For the bulb setting ...
The time of day doesn’t really matter as you’ll probably be amongst trees, but near dawn or dusk you will find exposure times become longer than the 30 seconds your camera allows without using the bulb setting.
B is the bulb setting, which keeps the shutter open for as long as you keep the release held down. There will also be a flash-sync speed, which is the speed setting for your camera when using a strobe. There's more on this in shutter speed.
does (and sometimes even if it doesn't), your image will have more noise than it otherwise would and this reduces image quality. Shutter speeds typically range from about 1/2000 to as long as 8 seconds or so, and a few cameras offer a bulb setting.
 See also: B setting, Camera, Light, Bulb, Shutter
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