How control exposure on canon 1100d

[Admiral Crispy]

Hi guys,

today I got a Canon 1100d for my birthday, and have been wondering how to take long exposure photos, up to 30 seconds.

I have the camera set on the 'TV' on the mode dial, but for some reason can only have exposures of up to 1/2 second or whatever. Does anyone know how to configure the settings to take long exposures up to 30 seconds? I am completely stumped!

Any help would be very greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Chris

[LukeSkywatcher]

Hi Chris. Set the camera to Manual (M) and then set the exposure time to BULB.

[Cornelius Varley]

To get the camera to shoot 30 second exposures you will need to set the camera to manual (M) mode. For exposures greater than 30 seconds set the camera to M and the set the shutter speed to bulb. If you use a cable release you can keep the shutter open for as long as you want.

Peter

[Starlight 1]

Set camera to (M) and move dial down to bulb and hold shutter button down and the time will start in the LCD.

[Steve Ward]

And you should be able to control it all from your laptop using the EOSUtility software that came with the camera.

[Admiral Crispy]

Thanks for the reply guys, it all makes much more sense now!

[iwatkins]

Not got a manual with it? Canon manuals are usually pretty good.

Cheers

Ian