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SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT
Using the Self-timer to Shoot an Image
•
The image is not shot right
a
w
ay after yo
u
press the
sh
u
tter
bu
tton. Instead,
shooting starts after the
preset time elapses. The AF
Assist/Self-timer Lamp
flashes
w
hile the co
u
ntdo
w
n
is
b
eing performed.
•
Yo
u
can interr
u
pt an ongoing self-timer co
u
ntdo
w
n
b
y
f
u
lly pressing the sh
u
tter
bu
tton
w
hile the AF Assist/Self-
timer Lamp is flashing red.
NOTE
•
The indicator “1sec” appears on the monitor screen
b
et
w
een Triple Self-timer shots. Ho
w
long it takes for the
camera to get ready to shoot again after it shoots an image
depends on the image size and q
u
ality settings,
w
hether or
not a memory card is loaded in the camera, and the flash
charge condition.
•
No self-timer operation can
b
e performed
w
hen recording
w
ith the any of the follo
w
ing settings.
– Normal-speed Contin
u
o
u
s Sh
u
tter, High-speed
Contin
u
o
u
s Sh
u
tter
– Recording
w
ith certain BEST SHOT scene (Layo
u
t, A
u
to
Framing, Short Mo
v
ie, Past Mo
v
ie, Voice Recording)
•
The Triple Self-timer cannot
b
e
u
sed
w
hen performing the
follo
w
ing recording operations.
– Recording
w
ith certain BEST SHOT scenes (B
u
siness
Cards and Doc
u
ments,
W
hite
b
oard, etc., Old Photo, ID
Photo, Mo
v
ie, For Yo
u
T
ub
e)
– Flash Contin
u
o
u
s Sh
u
tter
AF Assist/Self-timer Lamp
