Nikon 26427 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Shooting Features
Using the Self-timer
The camera is equipped with a self-timer that releases the shutter about
10 seconds, 2 seconds or 1 second after you press the shutter-release button. Set
Vibration reduction
to
Off
in the setup menu (
A
99) when using a tripod to
stabilize the camera during shooting.
1 Press the multi selector J (n).
2 Select n10s (or n2s, n1s), and
press the k button.
To change the time for self-timer, press K
before pressing the k button.
n10s (10 seconds): Use on important
occasions, such as weddings.
n2s (2 seconds), n1s (1 second): Use to
prevent camera shake.
If a setting is not applied by pressing the k button within a few seconds, the
selection will be canceled.
When the shooting mode is Pet portrait scene mode, Y (pet portrait auto
release) is displayed (A45). The self-timer cannot be used.
3 Frame the picture and press the shutter-release button
halfway.
Focus and exposure are set.
4 Press the shutter-release
button the rest of the way
down.
Countdown starts. The self-timer
lamp flashes and then glows
steadily about one second before
the shutter is released (except
when
n
1s
is set).
When the shutter is released, the
self-timer is set to OFF.
To stop the countdown, press
the shutter-release button again.
Self-timer
99