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VQT1B86
Taking Pictures with
the Self-timer
1 Press 2 [].
2 Press 3/4 to select a mode.
•You can also press 2 [ ] to select.
3 Press [MENU/SET].
•You can also press the shutter
button halfway 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.
•A: Press the shutter button halfway to
focus.
•B: Press the shutter button fully to take
the picture.
•The self-timer indicator C blinks and
the shutter is activated after 10 seconds
(or 2 seconds).
•If you press [MENU/SET] while the
self-timer is set, the self-timer setting is
canceled.
•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 (P65) to allow the camera to focus
on the subject.
•The self-timer is fixed to 10 seconds in
simple mode [ ] and 2 seconds in
[SELF PORTRAIT] (P44) in scene mode.
•When you set the self-timer in burst mode,
the camera starts taking a picture 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.
•The self-timer cannot be used in
[UNDERWATER] in scene mode.
OFF
SET
SELECT
MENU
2
SEC.
10
SEC.
SELFTIMER
CANCEL
3
MENU