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.

Raising the flash interrupts the timer. To restart, wait until the

 

flash-ready indicator is displayed in the viewfinder and press

k

the shutter-release button halfway.

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

AA

In self-timer mode, a shutter speed of Ais equivalent to approximately 1/5 s.

ASee Also

For information on changing the timer duration, see Custom Setting c3 (Self-timer delay, pg. 297). For information on setting a beep to sound

during the timer count-down, see Custom Setting d1 (Beep, pg. 298).

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