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VQT1A24
Recording
You can record still pictures on an SD card using
the timer.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select .
1Press the cursor button. Then

move the cursor button down to

display the icon shown in the

illustration.
2Move the cursor button up to

select [Ø].

Each time the cursor button is pressed up,
the indication changes by one setting in the
following order:
[Ø10] # [Ø2] # setting canceled
Ø10: Records after 10 seconds
Ø2: Records after 2 seconds
3Press the PHOTO SHOT button.
A still picture is recorded after the [Ø10] or
[Ø2] display and the recording lamp flashes
for the time which has been set.
≥After recording, the self-timer is canceled.
≥If you press the PHOTO SHOT button
halfway and then fully in auto focus mode,
the subject is focused when the button is
pressed halfway.
≥When you press the PHOTO SHOT button
fully in auto focus mode, the subject is
focused just before recording.
To stop the timer midway through
Press the MENU button. (The self-timer setting is
canceled.)
≥The self-timer is canceled if the power is turned
off or the mode dial is operated.
≥The self-timer standby mode is canceled when
you press the recording start/stop button to
start motion picture recording.
Even if you press the recording start/stop
button while the self-timer is counting down,
motion picture recording is not possible.
≥Depending on the time taken to bring the
subject into focus, the recording may take
longer than set to start.
≥Setting the self-timer to [Ø2] is a good way to
prevent image shake when the PHOTO SHOT
button is pressed while using a tripod etc.
Use the built-in flash in order to record still
pictures in dark places.
¬Rotate the mode dial to select .
1Press the cursor button. Then

move the cursor button down to

display the icon shown in the

illustration.
2Move the cursor button left to

select [ß].

≥Each time the cursor button is pressed left,
the indication changes by one setting in the
following order: [FLASH ON] >
[FLASH AUTO] > [FLASH OFF]
≥When the PHOTO SHOT button is pressed
halfway, the flash indicator will appear in
the bottom left corner of the screen.
[FLASH ON]: ß
[FLASH AUTO]: ßA
[FLASH OFF]:

Self-timer recording

Built-in flash

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