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Self-timer Operation
Use the self-timer when you want to be in the picture. You can use self-
timer in any Basic Zone mode or Creative Zone mode.
Press the
<
DRIVE-ISO>
button.
(06)
Select
<~>.
While looking at the LCD panel, turn
the
<B>
dial to select <&>.
Focus the subject.
Look in the viewfinder and press the
shutter button halfway to check that
the focus confirmation light
<.
> is on
and the exposure setting is displayed.
Take the picture.
Look through the viewfinder and
press the shutter button completely.
The beeper will sound, the self-timer
lamp will blink, and the shot will be
taken about 10 sec. later. During the
first 8 sec., the beeper beeps slowly
and the lamp blinks slowly. Then
during the final 2 sec., the beeper
beeps faster and the lamp stays lit.
During the self-timer operation, the
LCD panel counts down the seconds
until the picture is taken.
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Do not stand in front of the camera when you press the shutter button to
start the self-timer. Doing so will throw off the focus.
[J]
Use a tripod when you use the self-timer.
To cancel the self-timer after it starts, press the
<DRIVE-ISO>
button.
When using the self-timer to shoot only yourself, use focus lock (p.79) for
an object at about the same distance as where you will be.
You can also silence the beeper. (p.i00)
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