Operating Instructions

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VQT1C76
Advanced-Shooting
Taking Pictures with the Self-timer
1 Press w [].
2 Press e/r or w [ ] to switch the
self-timer mode.
3 Press [MENU/SET].
• You can also press the shutter button
halfway to fi nish.
• 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.
• The self-timer indicator
A blinks and the shutter
is activated after 10
seconds (or 2 seconds).
• If you press [MENU/
SET] when the self-timer
is set, the self-timer
setting is cancelled.
• When using a tripod or in other cases,
setting the self-timer to 2 seconds is
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 [ ], the self-timer is
fi xed 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 fi xed to 3.
• We recommend using a tripod when
setting the self-timer.
A
or
1
MENU
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7 M
CANCEL
MENU
SELFTIMER
SELECT SET
OFF
10SEC.
2SEC.