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Taking a Self-Portrait: Self-timer Mode

The self-timer with shutter release delay of 10 s or 3 s can be used for photographs in which you wish to appear yourself or to prevent photo- graphs from being blurred by camera movement that occurs when the shutter-release button is pressed. When using this option, you should ei- ther mount the camera on a tripod (recommended) or rest it on a flat, level surface. To use the self-timer:

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Display self-timer menu.

2

Highlight ON and press the multi selector to exit the menu.

icon, countdown timer and icon appear in monitor.

•If no operation is performed for about two seconds, the selected mode is automatically set.

3

Frame picture and press the shut- 4 ter-release button halfway to set the focus.

4

Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to start timer. •Press once for a ten-second delay, twice for a three-second delay, and three times to stop the timer. •Countdown timer in monitor shows number of seconds remaining until

picture is taken.

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Nikon Coolpix SQ manual Taking a Self-Portrait Self-timer Mode, Picture is taken