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CHAPTER
NIGHT AND LOW-LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY / What Gear Is Important

type of timer that can be set to go off for predeter-

mined amounts of time over a period of time is

called an intervalometer; some cameras have this

built in. Check your camera manual to see if you

have this built in or need to buy it as an extra.

caused by your finger pressing the shutter release
button. Check your camera manual for the self-
timer directions.

Another type of timer you can get for your cam-
era can be part of the shutter release remote. This
type of timer can lock the shutter open for a pre-
determined length of time. You can also set it to
go off after a certain length of time or to take a
series of exposures over a length of time. This
timer is indispensible for extremely long expo-
sures and critical for time-lapse exposures. The

These types of shutter releases

are referred to as intervalometers

because they can set the camera to fire at predeter-

mined intervals.

note