Manual

Advanced-Shooting
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
.......................................................................................... When using a tripod or in other cases,
1 Press 4 [ _.)]. setting the self-timer to 2 seconds is
2 Press A/Y or _ [4_)] to switch the
self-timer mode.
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3 Press [MENU/SET].
• You can also press the shutter button "
halfway to finish,
• When 5 seconds pass without any
operation, the setting selected at the time
is automatically adopted.
4 Press the shutter button halfway
to focus and then press it fully to
take a picture.
a convenient way to stabilize the jitter
caused by pressing the shutter button.
When you press the button fully with
one stroke, the subject is automatically
focused just before the recording. In dark
places, the self-timer indicator blinks and
then it may turn on brightly to work as the
AF assist lamp (P66) for focusing on the
subject.
In simple mode [y], the self-timer is
fixed to 10 seconds.
When you set the self-timer in burst
mode, the camera starts taking a picture
2 or 10 seconds after the shutter button
is pressed. The number of pictures taken
at one time is fixed to 3.
We recommend using a tripod when
setting the self-timer.
• The self-timer indicator (_
CA)blinks and the shutter ..-_-=4_
is activated after 10
seconds (or 2 seconds).
• If you press [MENU/
SET] when the self-timer
is set, the self-timer
setting is canceled.
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