Special Modes for Other Purposes

Using the Face Self-Timer

The camera will shoot about two seconds after detecting that the face of another person (such as the photographer) has entered the shooting area (p. 112). This is useful when including yourself in group photos or similar shots.

Choose .

Follow steps 1 – 2 on p. 72 and choose , and then press the button.

Press the qrbuttons or turn the 7dial to choose , and then press the button.

Compose the shot and press the shutter button halfway.

Make sure a green frame is displayed around the face you focus on and white frames around other faces.

Press the shutter button all the way down.

The camera now enters shooting standby mode, and [Look straight at camera to start count down] is displayed.

The lamp blinks and the self-timer sound is played.

Join the subjects in the shooting area and look at the camera.

After the camera detects a new face, the lamp blinking and self-timer sound will speed up. (When the flash fires, the lamp will remain lit.) About two seconds later, the camera will shoot.

To cancel shooting after you have triggered the self-timer, press the nbutton.

• Even if your face is not detected after you join the others in the shooting area, the camera will shoot about 15 seconds later.

• To change the number of shots, press the op buttons after choosing in step 1. [Blink Detection] (p. 68) is only available for the final shot.

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