Nikon Coolpix SQ manual Taking a Self-Portrait Self-timer Mode, Picture is taken

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Taking a Self-Portrait: Self-timer Mode

The self-timer with shutter release delay of 10 s or 3 s can be used for photographs in which you wish to appear yourself or to prevent photo- graphs from being blurred by camera movement that occurs when the shutter-release button is pressed. When using this option, you should ei- ther mount the camera on a tripod (recommended) or rest it on a flat, level surface. To use the self-timer:

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Display self-timer menu.

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Highlight ON and press the multi selector to exit the menu.

• icon, countdown timer and icon appear in monitor.

•If no operation is performed for about two seconds, the selected mode is automatically set.

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Frame picture and press the shut- 4 ter-release button halfway to set the focus.

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Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to start timer. •Press once for a ten-second delay, twice for a three-second delay, and three times to stop the timer. •Countdown timer in monitor shows number of seconds remaining until

picture is taken.

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