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Using the Self-timer with the Gesture Control Function

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Using the Self-timer with the Gesture Control Function The camera can detect your moving hand and automatically capture images. This function is useful when taking self-portrait pictures or shooting from a short distance. 1 Open the monitor and face it forward in the same direction as the camera lens (A2). 25m 0s 880 • U is displayed in the monitor. U is not displayed when using a shooting mode that cannot be used with the gesture control function. • When you take pictures from a short distance, use the camera stand (A3) and place the camera on a stable surface. 2 Tap U. • When you tap I on the confirmation dialog, n (palm detection) is displayed in the monitor. 3 Hold up your hand and align it with n in the center of the frame. • When the camera detects your palm, n changes to o, and p (to take a still image) and q (to record a movie) are displayed in the monitor. 25m 0s 880 4 Move your hand to align o with p or q. • The shutter is released after a countdown (about three seconds). • Press the b (movie-record) button on the camera body to end the recording. See "Extracting and Saving the Desired Portion of a Recorded Movie" (A85) for information on how to remove unwanted parts of movies. • When shooting ends, the screen shown in step 3 is displayed again. Shooting Features 41

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Shooting Features
The camera can detect your moving hand and automatically capture images.
This function is useful when taking self-portrait pictures or shooting from a
short distance.
1
Open the monitor and face it
forward in the same direction as
the camera lens (
A
2).
•
U
is displayed in the monitor.
U
is not
displayed when using a shooting mode that cannot be used with the
gesture control function.
•
When you take pictures from a short distance, use the camera stand (
A
3)
and place the camera on a stable surface.
2
Tap
U
.
•
When you tap
I
on the confirmation
dialog,
n
(palm detection) is displayed in
the monitor.
3
Hold up your hand and align it
with
n
in the center of the frame.
•
When the camera detects your palm,
n
changes to
o
, and
p
(to take a still image)
and
q
(to record a movie) are displayed in
the monitor.
4
Move your hand to align
o
with
p
or
q
.
•
The shutter is released after a countdown
(about three seconds).
•
Press the
b
(movie-record) button on the
camera body to end the recording.
See “Extracting and Saving the Desired
Portion of a Recorded Movie” (
A
85) for
information on how to remove unwanted parts of movies.
•
When shooting ends, the screen shown in step 3 is displayed again.
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