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Shooting Features
Self-timer
The camera releases the shutter when the set number of seconds elapses after you
press the shutter-release button.
Set Photo VR (A138) to Off in the setup menu when using a tripod to stabilize the
camera during shooting.
1 Press the multi selector J (n).
2 Select the number of seconds until the
shutter is released, and press the
k button.
• n10s (10 seconds): Use on important occasions,
such as weddings.
• n3s (3 seconds): Use to prevent camera shake.
• If the setting is not applied by pressing the
k button, the selection will be canceled.
3 Frame the picture and press the shutter-release button halfway.
• Confirm that the subject is in focus.
4 Press the shutter-release button
all the way down.
• Countdown starts. The self-timer lamp
flashes and then glows steadily about
one second before the shutter is
released.
• To stop the countdown, press the
shutter-release button again.
C The Self-timer Setting
• The setting may not be available with some shooting modes (A59).
• You can use Self-timer: after release (A137) in the setup menu to set whether to
cancel the self-timer after using it to shoot.
Self-timer
Self-timer
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