TIME mode instead of shutter release

Joy R

Senior Member
i've been using TIME mode for long exposure instead of cable shutter release or wireless
i can leave the button without keep pressing it like BULB mode. and when i need to stop, i just slowly and carefully press the button again

anyone using the same?
for those who don't, will you tell me why?

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My last camera did not have this mode I don't think but the D750 I just got does. I don't think I have ever shot anything over 30 seconds in a number of years but I still think the locking cable release would e better since you don't have to touch the camera to fire it or stop it. Those are two times you risk moving the camera. I do shoot a lot of shots that are in the over 1 second range and I almost always use a wired release or the shutter delay timer to give the tripod time to settle down
 

Blacktop

Senior Member
I use time mode all the time if I'm shooting long exposure stuff that doesn't require more than a 30 second exposure. If I was to use bulb mode (longer than 30 seconds) then I would use a cable release .
Also with long exposure shots, you should cover the viewfinder so you won't get any light leaking in. I usually just throw my lens cloth over it.
 

Joy R

Senior Member
sorry i posted wrong picture
you're right. yes if it's automatic Time mode. in D3300, 30sec is the maximum preset for automatic.
but i'm talking about manual Time mode. the one after the Bulb mode. the one that gives you whenever the time you need

yes i use lens cloth too :D
i read about the covering for viewfinder. but it is for daylight shot. is it necessary for night shot? cause i tried for 15minutes without covering, i didn't see any difference
 

Joy R

Senior Member
@Don
with steady tripod, the press down to stop the shutter doesn't seem to shake the camera. even to start the shutter, i always use 2sec timer (this is landscape) to avoid any shake when focus
of course if i want to spend some money, this issue is over. but i'm trying not to spend more than necessary, which in photography, there are a lot of TEMPTING gears to buy when you can afford it LOL
 

mikew_RIP

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There will possibly be an exposure time long enough to not register any slight movement you may induce closing the shutter,for example a 20 sec exposure obviously needs that long to burn the image so a very quick and slight movement may not register.
 

cwgrizz

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@JoyR
With the wireless remote, you can do exactly what you are doing without touching the camera. Press it to start the shutter and then when you want to stop the shutter, press it again. I haven't used it to take real photos, just tried it to try it. Ha! It was on the D5300, however, but I feel pretty good that the D3300 will be the same.
 

Blacktop

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I don't even know what this time mode is LOL.
It's a delayed shutter release. You can set your camera to delay the release of the shutter by 3-5-10 seconds after you press the shutter button thing.:indecisiveness:

It works great for me without needing to carry a cable release and hooking it up and having it dangle off the side of my camera.
 
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Moab Man

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It's a delayed shutter release. You can set your camera to delay the release of the shutter by 3-5-10 seconds after you press the shutter button thing.:indecisiveness:

It works great for me without needing to carry a cable release and hooking it up and having it dangle off the side of my camera.

Oh, I hadn't heard of it called Time Mode. Here I thought there was some cool function my camera did that I was unaware of. I use it all the time for any kind of long exposure.
 

cwgrizz

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I don't think that the mirror up/delayed shutter release is what the OP is referring to. Actually from the reference used by the OP, I think they are talking about the "Time" mode which is similar to "Bulb" mode. Both being Long-time Exposure settings. The difference is that the "Time" mode holds the shutter open for the time that you plug into it ie 30 minutes. It is started with the press of the shutter button and stays open until the preset time is up or you press the shutter button/release again, whichever comes first. At least that is the option on the D7100.
 

Blacktop

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I don't think that the mirror up/delayed shutter release is what the OP is referring to. Actually from the reference used by the OP, I think they are talking about the "Time" mode which is similar to "Bulb" mode. Both being Long-time Exposure settings. The difference is that the "Time" mode holds the shutter open for the time that you plug into it ie 30 minutes. It is started with the press of the shutter button and stays open until the preset time is up or you press the shutter button/release again, whichever comes first. At least that is the option on the D7100.
I don't that he referring to MUP either. I believe he is referring to the self timer.
 

cwgrizz

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I don't that he referring to MUP either. I believe he is referring to the self timer.
Not the "Self-Timer" either if that is referring to delaying the time for the shutter to fire/open 10 sec or so after the shutter button is pressed. I think they are referring to the "Time" setting which you can set to hold the shutter open for a specified length of time, similar to "Bulb" mode only the time for the open shutter is preset by you so you don't have to count or time it.
 

Joy R

Senior Member
@cwgrizz:
yes i already did it. that was one of the pictures i took with this TIME mode.
for landscape at least, i guess. in Macro, cable release might be crucial

@MoabMan
with bulb mode, you need a cable that has lock on the shutter to hold the long exposure. and when you're done, you unlock the lock for the shutter on cable
with time mode, you just press the shutter to begin the long exposure without keep pressing it. and press again the shutter button when you're done. and you don't even need a cable or wireless shutter
 

Joy R

Senior Member
apparently it's a new function in D3300
so to make it simple, this TIME mode works like "a Bulb mode without additional shutter release"
 

Horoscope Fish

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apparently it's a new function in D3300
so to make it simple, this TIME mode works like "a Bulb mode without additional shutter release"
It's not new, I remember this mode when taking a class using a D40 or D60, I forget which.

The difference, really, is that in Bulb Mode you need to hold down the shutter button for the length of the exposure. When using Time Mode a remote (either wired, wireless) is assumed to be in use and both opens and closes the shutter.

I think what's confusing everyone is that "Time" mode, really, is a kind of a sub-function of Bulb mode since to use "Time" mode the shutter speed is set to Bulb and that is what displays in the viewfinder AS shutter speed. The rest of the settings that constitute "Time" mode have to do with how/when the shutter is opened/closed, such as "Delayed Remote" or "Quick Release Remote", per the manual... Notice the verbiage in the manual assumes you are using a remote release of some kind. This, really, it the key difference.

For reference, I found clarification of all this on page 46 of the Nikon D60 User's Manual.
 

Blacktop

Senior Member
@cwgrizz:
yes i already did it. that was one of the pictures i took with this TIME mode.
for landscape at least, i guess. in Macro, cable release might be crucial

@MoabMan
with bulb mode, you need a cable that has lock on the shutter to hold the long exposure. and when you're done, you unlock the lock for the shutter on cable
with time mode, you just press the shutter to begin the long exposure without keep pressing it. and press again the shutter button when you're done. and you don't even need a cable or wireless shutter

Ok, now I know what you're talking about. I had that on my D3100 but didn't use it much so I forgot all about it.
 
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