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Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 35
Using self-timer mode
1 Secure the camera to a tripod or set it on a stable surface.
2 Press the Mode button until the Self-Timer icon appears
in the Status LCD. If Live View is on, the icon also appears in
the Image Display.
3 Frame the subject in the viewfinder.
4 The next steps depend on whether you are capturing a still
picture or a video clip:
NOTE The Video/Self-Timer light on the front of the camera
blinks before the camera takes the picture or video clip.
When
capturing:
Procedure
Still
picture
1 Press the Shutter button halfway down for Focus
Lock. The camera measures and then locks the
focus and exposure. The camera will hold these
settings until it takes the picture.
2 Press the Shutter button all the way down. A 10-
second countdown appears on the Status LCD.
If you immediately press the Shutter button all the way
down without using Focus Lock, the camera will lock
focus and exposure just before the end of the 10-
second countdown. This is useful when one or more
subjects will be entering the picture during the
10-second countdown period.
You cannot record audio when using the Self-Timer,
but you can add an audio clip later (see page 51).
Video clip
1 To start recording, press the Video button and
then release it. A 10-second countdown appears
on the Status LCD.
2 To stop recording the video clip, press the
Video button again.