Nikon 4300 manual Self-Timer, Start the timer, Position the camera, Select a self-timer mode

Macro Close-Up

At widest zoom position where ™ is displayed in yellow, you can focus as close as 4cm (1.6 in.) from the lens.

•We recommend that you frame pictures in the monitor when using macro close-up.

•While the flash can be used in macro close-up mode, it may sometimes be unable to light the entire subject. Take a test picture and verify the results in the monitor.

3 Start the timer

Press shutter release once

10 sec. Self-timer lamp blinks

Press shutter release twice

3 sec.	1 sec.	Shutter
	Self-timer
		releases
	lamp lights

Self-Timer

1 Position the camera

•Mount the camera on a tripod (recommended) or rest it on a flat, stable surface.

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1/250	F2..88	1616

Countdown timer in monitor shows number of seconds remaining until picture is taken

Beyond Point-and-Shoot—

2 Select a self-timer mode

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1/250	F2.8	16

Self-timer icon displayed in monitor.

•Compose the picture so that your main subject is placed closest the camera.

•The self-timer 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 photo is taken. The self-timer lamp will stay lit during the final second to warn that the shutter is about to be released.

•To stop the timer, press the shutter-release button twice with the 10-second delay and once with the 3-second delay.

Focus Mode

Press the 2 button until either 0 or ™0 appears in the monitor.

Note on using self-timer

When using the self-timer with off-center subject, select Manual option in FOCUS OPTIONS: AF-Area Mode in å shooting mode (p. 111) and select appropriate focus area, then set the self-timer. Or, select Close Up in scene mode and select appropriate focus area, then set the self-timer.

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