Self-Timer Mode (E)

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.

2 Select self-timer mode. Press the release mode dial lock release and turn the release mode dial to E.

Release mode dial

3 Frame the photograph and focus.

The self-timer can not be used if the camera is unable to focus using single-servo AF or in other situations in which the shutter can not be released.

4 Start the timer. Press the shutter-release button all the way down to start the timer. The self- timer lamp will start to

flash. Two seconds before the photograph is taken, the self- timer lamp will stop flashing. The shutter will be released about ten seconds after the timer starts.

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

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