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Taking a Self-Portrait: Using the Self-Timer

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More on Photography Taking a Self-Portrait: Using the Self-Timer When the self-timer is on, pictures are taken ten seconds after the shutter-release button is pressed. This can be used to allow you to appear in your own pictures or to prevent close-up or low-light shots from being blurred by the camera move- ment that occurs when the shutter-release button is pressed.When using this op- tion, you should either mount the camera on a tripod (recommended) or rest it on a flat, level surface. 1 2 OFF OFF ON ON AUTO 19 AUTO 19 Display self-timer menu. Highlight YON (to exit without chang- ing mode, wait two seconds or press multi selector to left). 3 4 AUTO 19 Exit menu. Self-timer icon is displayed in monitor. AUTO 19 Frame picture and start timer. Countdown timer shows number of seconds remaining until picture is taken. Focus and exposure lock when the shutter-release button is pressed. The self-timer lamp on the front of the camera will blink until one second before the picture is taken, staying lit during the final second to warn that the shutter is about to be released. Stopping the Self-Timer To stop the timer before the picture is taken, press the shutter-release button. The Self-Timer The self-timer is not available in some shooting modes (Q 28-39). 26

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More on Photography
Taking a Self-Portrait: Using the Self-Timer
When the self-timer is on, pictures are taken ten seconds after the shutter-release
button is pressed. This can be used to allow you to appear in your own pictures
or to prevent close-up or low-light shots from being blurred by the camera move-
ment that occurs when the shutter-release button is pressed.When using this op-
tion, you should either mount the camera on a tripod (recommended) or rest it
on a flat, level surface.
Display self-timer menu.
Exit menu. Self-timer icon is displayed in
monitor.
Highlight
Y
ON
(to exit without chang-
ing mode, wait two seconds or press
multi selector to left).
Frame picture and start timer. Countdown
timer shows number of seconds remaining
until picture is taken.
Focus and exposure lock when the shutter-release button is
pressed. The self-timer lamp on the front of the camera will
blink until one second before the picture is taken, staying lit
during the final second to warn that the shutter is about to be
released.
Stopping the Self-Timer
To stop the timer before the picture is taken, press the shutter-release button.
The Self-Timer
The self-timer is not available in some shooting modes (
Q
28-39).
1
AUTO
19
ON
OFF
AUTO
19
3
2
ON
OFF
AUTO
19
4
AUTO
19