Release mode dial
Select a release mode.
Press the release mode dial lock release and rotate the release-mode dial to E(self-timer) or 4(remote control) mode.
Self-Timer and Remote Control Modes

The self-timer and optional ML-L3 remote control (0 298) 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.

2

In remote control mode, the timing of the

 

 

shutter release can be selected using the

 

 

Remote control mode option in the

 

 

shooting menu. After pressing the G

 

 

button to display the menus, highlight

 

 

Remote control mode in the shooting

Gbutton

k

menu and press 2 to display the following

 

 

options. Press the selector up or down to highlight an option and press J.

 

 

Option

 

Description

 

% Delayed remote

Shutter is released 2 s after ML-L3 shutter-release button is

 

 

 

pressed.

 

 

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Quick-response

Shutter is released when ML-L3 shutter-release button is

 

remote

pressed.

 

 

 

Remote

Press ML-L3 shutter-release button once to raise mirror, again to

 

 

release shutter and take photograph. Prevents blur caused by

 

& mirror-up

 

 

 

camera moving when mirror is raised.

 

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