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Using the Self-Timer
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Using the Self-Timer
The COOLPIX 990 is equipped with an automatic timer with
two settings: three seconds, useful for reducing camera shake,
and ten seconds, ideal for self-portraits. To use the self-timer,
follow these steps:
1
Mount the camera on a tripod (recommended) or rest it
on a flat, stable surface.
2
Press the
button until the
icon appears in the
control panel or LCD monitor.
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3
Compose the photograph.
4
Fully depress the shutter-release but-
ton to activate the timer. Press the
shutter-release button once for a ten-
second delay. For a three-second de-
lay, press the shutter-release button
twice.
The red-eye reduction lamp next to the flash window will
start to blink when the shutter-release button is pressed,
and continue to blink until one second before the shutter is
released. The red-eye reduction lamp will stay lit during the
final second to warn that the shutter is about to be re-
leased.
To stop the automatic timer before a photograph is taken, turn the mode
dial to a different setting. The timer will stop and the indicator will disap-
pear from the control panel and LCD monitor.
Count-down timer in LCD
monitor shows number of
seconds remaining to
shutter release after shutter-
release button fully pressed
