Using the self-timer

Use the self-timer to take a picture of yourself or a posed group. After you turn on the self-timer and press the SHUTTER button, the camera waits 10 seconds before taking the picture.

To use the self-timer

1Attach the camera to a tripod, or place it on a stable surface at an appropriate distance and height from the subject.

2With the camera on, frame your subject in the viewfinder, and

then press the SELF-TIMER() button until the self-timer symbol appears on the status LCD.

self-timer button

3Press the SHUTTER button all the way down, and then release it.

The red self-timer indicator light on the front of the camera blinks for 10 seconds with an increasing frequency. After 10 seconds, the camera takes the picture and the self-timer turns off automatically.

Note

To cancel the self-timer before the camera takes the

 

picture, press the button again.

 

 

Taking pictures

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