Using self-timer mode

1Secure the camera to a tripod or set it on a stable surface.

2Press the Mode button until the Self-Timer icon appears in the Status LCD. If Live View is on, the icon also appears in the Image Display.

3Frame the subject in the viewfinder.

4The next steps depend on whether you are capturing a still picture or a video clip:

When Procedure capturing:

Still 1 Press the Shutter button halfway down for Focus

picture Lock. The camera measures and then locks the focus and exposure. The camera will hold these settings until it takes the picture.

2Press the Shutter button all the way down. A 10- second countdown appears on the Status LCD.

If you immediately press the Shutter button all the way down without using Focus Lock, the camera will lock focus and exposure just before the end of the 10- second countdown. This is useful when one or more subjects will be entering the picture during the 10-second countdown period.

You cannot record audio when using the Self-Timer, but you can add an audio clip later (see page 51).

Video clip 1 To start recording, press the Video button and then release it. A 10-second countdown appears on the Status LCD.

2To stop recording the video clip, press the

Video button again.

NOTE The Video/Self-Timer light on the front of the camera blinks before the camera takes the picture or video clip.

Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips

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