Self-Timer Mode ($)

The self-timer can be used to reduce camera shake or for self-portraits.

1Mount the camera on a tripod.

Mount the camera on a tripod or place the camera on a stable, level surface.

2Select $mode.

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Press the I button and rotate the main command dial until $is displayed in the control panel.

Ibutton Main command dial

Control panel

3Frame the photograph.

Frame the photograph. Before taking a photograph with the flash in P, S, A, or M modes (pg. 78), press the Mbutton to raise the flash and wait for the Mindicator to be displayed in the viewfinder (pg. 70). The timer will stop if the flash is raised after the timer has started.

DCover the Viewfinder

After framing the photograph, remove the

DK-5 eyepiece cap

viewfinder eyepiece cup and insert the

 

supplied DK-5 eyepiece cap as shown. This

 

prevents light entering via the viewfinder

 

interfering with exposure.

 

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