12. Self-timer Function
When using the self-timer, place the camera
on
a tripod or a steady surface. The picture
is
Pressing the shutter button with your eye away
from the viewfinder may
al
low light to enter the
viewfinder and trick the metering system into
setting a wrong exposure. To prevent this from
happening, remove the eye cup from the
eyepiece and cover the eyepiece with the
cover provided on the strap before pressing
the shutter button.
taken approximately 10 seconds after you
press the shutter button.
1)
Press the self-timer button.
* & appears
in
the
LCD
panel.
2)
Compose the picture and press the shut-
ter button halfway to focus the subject and
set the exposure.
3)
Press the shutter button completely.
* A beeper tone
is
heard and the picture
is
taken after a 10-second delay. The
self-timer lamp starts blinking two sec-
onds before the picture
is
taken.
4)
When finished using the self-timer, press
the self-timer button again to cancel the
self-timer mode.
• When using the self-timer with
Eye
Con-
trolled
Fo
cus mode turned
on,
press the
shutter button while looking through the
viewfinder.
• Pressing the self-timer button before the
pi
cture
is
taken will cancel self-timer
mode and stop the countdown.
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