Panasonic DMC-FZ18 - Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Taking Pictures with
the Self-timer
1 Press  [].
2 Press / to select a mode.
• You can also press  [ ] to select.
• If you set [10S/3PICTURES], after
10 seconds the camera takes 3 pictures
at about 2 second intervals.
3 Press [MENU/SET].
• You can also press the shutter
button halfway or press the centre of
the joystick to finish.
• The menu screen disappears after
about 5 seconds. At this time, the
selected item is automatically set.
4 Press the shutter button halfway
to focus and then press it fully to
take the picture.
 Press the shutter button halfway to
focus.
 Press the shutter button fully to take
the picture.
• The self-timer indicator  blinks and
the shutter is activated after 10 seconds
(or 2 seconds).
• When [10S/3PICTURES] is selected,
the self-timer indicator blinks again after
the first and the second pictures are
taken and the shutter is activated
2 seconds after it blinks.
• If you press [MENU/SET] while the
self-timer is set, the self-timer setting is
cancelled.
• When using a tripod etc., setting the
self-timer to 2 seconds is a convenient
way to avoid the jitter caused by pressing
the shutter button.
• When you press the shutter button once
fully, the subject is automatically focused
just before recording. In dark places, the
self-timer indicator will blink and then may
turn on brightly operating as an AF assist
lamp (P82) to allow the camera to focus
on the subject.
• In intelligent auto mode [ ], the
self-timer is fixed to 10 seconds.
• When you set the self-timer to [2SEC.] or
[10SEC.] in burst mode, the camera starts
taking pictures 2 or 10 seconds after the
shutter button is pressed. The number of
pictures taken at one time is fixed to 3.
• We recommend using a tripod when
recording with the self-timer.
• Depending on the recording conditions,
the recording interval may become more
than 2 seconds when [10S/3PICTURES]
is selected.
• The flash output may not be constant
when [10S/3PICTURES] is selected.
• You cannot select [10S/3PICTURES]
when auto bracket is set.
• You cannot use the following functions
when [10S/3PICTURES] is selected.
– Burst mode
– [AUDIO REC.]
or
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