hUsing the Self-Timer

The camera offers a “couple timer” for self-portraits taken with a friend, a “group timer” for group por- traits, a ten-second timer (pg. 27) that allows photographers to appear in their own photographs, and a two-second timer (pg. 27) that can be used to avoid blur caused by the camera moving when the shutter button is pressed.

Tap the self-timer icon to display self-timer options and tap to select.

Option

Description

a(couple)

For self-portraits taken with a friend.

g(group)

For group portraits.

S(10 seconds) Ten-second timer.

R (2 seconds)

Two-second timer.

T (off )

Self-timer off.

1Note

Turn macro mode on when shooting self-portraits with the camera held at arm’s length.

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■aCOUPLE TIMER

The camera will start the timer when it detects two portrait subjects close together. Tap 6 or 7 to choose how close the subjects must be together before the timer starts. To stop the timer before the picture is taken, press the shutter button halfway.

Choose 1 (b), 2 (bb), or 3 (bbb). The higher the number, the closer the subjects must be to- gether.

■gGROUP TIMER

The camera will start the timer when it detects the selected number of portrait subjects. Tap 6 or 7 to choose the number of subjects. To stop the timer before the picture is taken, press the shutter button halfway.

Choose the number of subjects from 1–4. Timer duration is 1 s for single subjects, 2 s for groups of two or more.