Shakey Loc: Traveling again to Norway and other places.

I've had the FZ200 for a while now and never tested the statement that long exposures are not possible beyond one second, and that only in manual. For fun I took a shot of this bridge at night. The camera was set for C1 and that is set up for hyperfocal distance at f4 in Aperture mode. I used a tripod and fired. The camera gave me an 8 second exposure. Stars in the sky and perfect exposure, I could not believe it. How many owners think that long exposures are not possible?
Here a photo of the bridge to prove my point plus the Exif info.

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Violameister Loc: michigan

In shutter priority I can set shutter durations up to 8 seconds. Setting the minimum shutter duration in the main menu is greyed out when in shutter priority mode.

Shakey Loc: Traveling again to Norway and other places.

Thanks for the information, Violameister. :D :D

Morning Star Loc: West coast, North of the 49th N.

I don't have this camera, however a quick look at the on-line manual shows that exposure times from 60 seconds to 1/4000 second are possible (Page 30 of the basic manual).
This shutter speed will be influenced by other settings, for example if you set the camera to A(perture) priority, depending on the ambient light or flash, your shutter speed could be all over the place.
But it's fun experimenting. Checking the manual to find "how" and sometimes "why", or simply playing with the settings, then taking a picture of something and looking (on the computer: large; not the little pic on the playback screen) to find what you like and do not like.
If you like the results, save the image WITH the exif so you can go back later and repeat what you just did.

shangyrhee Loc: Nashville TN to Sacramento CA

Hi; Thank you for the info and sharing the beautiful pic. I will try your method for the night scenes.