Samsung 530 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Self-timer ( ) / Right button
Selecting the self-timer
1. Rotate the MODE DIAL to select a RECORDING mode
with the exception of VOICE RECORDING mode.
2. Press the SELF-TIMER button until the desired mode
indicator displays on the LCD monitor.
A 2 second, 10 second or Double self-timer icon
appears on the LCD monitor. In Movie Clip mode, only
the 10-second self-timer will work.
2SEC self-timer ( ) :
Pressing the shutter button will allow an interval of 2
seconds before the image is taken.
10SEC self-timer ( ) :
Pressing the shutter button will allow an interval of 10
seconds before the image is taken.
Double self-timer ( ) :
A picture will be taken after about 10 seconds and 2 seconds later a second picture will be taken.
When using the flash, the 2-second self-timer may be delayed for longer than 2 seconds
depending on the flash charge time.
3. When you press the SHUTTER button, the picture will be taken after the specified time
has elapsed.
When the menu is displayed on the LCD monitor, pressing the RIGHT button makes the
cursor shift to the next page or the sub menu.
When the menu is not displayed on the LCD monitor, the RIGHT button operates as the Self-
timer button. This function is used when the photographer would also like to be in the image.
[ Selecting the 10 SEC self-timer ]
When taking a picture using the self-timer, the self-timer lamp works as follows:
2 second self-timer setting : The self-timer lamp blinks at 0.5 second interval for 2
seconds.
10 second self-timer setting : The self-timer lamp blinks at 1 second interval for the first 7
seconds. It blinks at 0.5 second interval for the remaining 3
seconds.
If you operate the Mode dial and Shutter button during the self-timer operation, the self-
timer function is cancelled.
Use a tripod to prevent the camera from shaking.
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