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Self-Timer, Automatic shooting with Self-portrait timer

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Cyber-shot User Guide Search Print Before Use Operating the camera Shooting Viewing Useful shooting functions Useful viewing functions Changing settings Viewing images on a TV Using with your computer Printing Troubleshooting Precautions / About this camera Contents list Top page > Useful shooting functions > Menu items available for shooting > Self-Timer Self-Timer Automatic shooting with Self-portrait timer 1. Press / (Cont. Shooting/Self-Timer) on the control wheel. 2. Select the desired mode with the control wheel. (Single Shooting) (10sec) (2sec) (Self-portrait One Person) (Self-portrait Two People) (Self-Timer: Continuous Shooting) Does not use the self-timer. Sets the self-timer to a 10-second delay. When you press the shutter button, the self-timer lamp flashes and a beep sounds until the shutter operates. To cancel, press / again. Sets the self-timer to a 2-second delay. Sets the self-timer to Self-portrait timer. When the camera detects the specified number of faces, a beep sounds, and the shutter operates 2 seconds later. The camera shoots 10 continuous frames 10 seconds later after you press the shutter button. Tips for preventing blur If your hands or body moves while holding the camera and pressing the shutter button, "Camera shake" occurs. Camera shake occurs frequently under low-light or slow shutter speed conditions, such as those encountered in (Night Portrait) or (Night Scene) mode. To reduce camera shake, set the self-timer to a 2-second delay and brace your arms against your sides after pressing the shutter button. Notes [Flash] is set to [Off] in continuous shooting mode. When [Continuous Shooting] is selected, [Focus], [White Balance], and [Exposure Compensation] are adjusted for the first image, and these settings are also used for the other images. When the internal memory or a memory card is full, the burst stops. In continuous shooting mode, [VGA] image size will be set while recording on internal memory. Automatic shooting with Self-portrait timer Point the lens at yourself so that the selected number of faces are reflected in the screen. The shutter 89

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Cyber-shot User Guide
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Before Use
Operating the camera
Shooting
Viewing
Useful shooting functions
Useful viewing functions
Changing settings
Viewing images on a TV
Using with your computer
Printing
Troubleshooting
Precautions / About this camera
Contents list
Top page > Useful shooting functions > Menu items available for shooting > Self-Timer
Self-Timer
Automatic shooting with Self-portrait timer
1.
Press
/
(Cont. Shooting/Self-Timer) on the control wheel.
2.
Select the desired mode with the control wheel.
(Single Shooting)
Does not use the self-timer.
(10sec)
Sets the self-timer to a 10-second delay.
When you press the shutter button, the self-timer lamp flashes and a
beep sounds until the shutter operates.
To cancel, press
/
again.
(2sec)
Sets the self-timer to a 2-second delay.
(Self-portrait One
Person)
Sets the self-timer to Self-portrait timer.
When the camera detects the specified number of faces, a beep
sounds, and the shutter operates 2 seconds later.
(Self-portrait Two
People)
(Self-Timer:
Continuous Shooting)
The camera shoots 10 continuous frames 10 seconds later after you
press the shutter button.
Tips for preventing blur
If your hands or body moves while holding the camera and pressing the shutter button, “Camera
shake” occurs.
Camera shake occurs frequently under low-light or slow shutter speed conditions, such as those
encountered in
(Night Portrait) or
(Night Scene) mode.
To reduce camera shake, set the self-timer to a 2-second delay and brace your arms against your
sides after pressing the shutter button.
Notes
[Flash] is set to [Off] in continuous shooting mode.
When [Continuous Shooting] is selected, [Focus], [White Balance], and [Exposure Compensation]
are adjusted for the first image, and these settings are also used for the other images.
When the internal memory or a memory card is full, the burst stops.
In continuous shooting mode, [VGA] image size will be set while recording on internal memory.
Automatic shooting with Self-portrait timer
Point the lens at yourself so that the selected number of faces are reflected in the screen. The shutter
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