3 Start the timer.

Press the shutter-release button all the way down to start the timer. The self-timer

lamp (AF-assist illuminator) will start to blink and a beep will begin to sound. Two seconds before the photograph is taken, the self-timer lamp will stop blinking and the beeping will become more rapid. The shutter will be released about ten seconds after the timer starts.

Raising the built-in flash interrupts the timer. To restart, wait until the flash-ready indicator is displayed in the viewfinder and press the shutter-release button halfway.

To turn the self-timer off before a photograph is taken, turn the release mode dial to another setting.

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In self-timer mode, a shutter speed of Ais equivalent to approximately 1/10 s.

ASee Also

For information on changing the timer duration, see Custom Setting c3 (Self-timer, 0 273). For information on setting a beep to sound during

the timer count-down, see Custom Setting d1 (Beep, 0 275).

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