Pentax 8572, 8557, 8587, 8542 specifications If you select g, If you select Z

2 Use the four-way controller (45) to select g and press the four-way controller (3).

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3 Use the four-way controller (45) to select g or Z and press the

4button.

The camera is ready to take a picture using the self-timer.

When the camera detects a person’s face, the Face Detection function is activated and the face detection frame appears (p.70).

Drive Mode

Self-timer

MENU Cancel OK OK

Taking Pictures

4 Press the shutter release button to take a picture.

The countdown starts and the remaining seconds are displayed on the screen.

If you select g

The self-timer lamp and all of the LED Macro Lights turn on.

From 5 seconds before shooting, the LED Macro Lights turn off in order from the top right.

From 3 seconds before shooting, the self-timer lamp blinks.

If you select Z

The self-timer lamp and the LED Macro Lights blink.

The picture is taken after a countdown of either ten seconds or two seconds.

Focusing may be compromised if you move the camera while the self-timer lamp is blinking when taking still pictures.

• In C (Movie), (Underwater Movie), (High Speed Movie), c (Time- Lapse Movie), and (1cm-Macro Movie) modes, recording will start after ten seconds or two seconds.

•Press the shutter release button halfway while the self-timer is engaged to stop the countdown and press fully to restart the countdown.

•Z cannot be selected while the 9 (Green) mode settings remain at default. Select Z in another shooting mode and then switch the shooting mode to 9.

•The self-timer lamp and LED Macro Lights do not turn on or blink in e(Pet) mode.

•In the following situations, the LED Macro Lights remain turned on regardless of the countdown.

-In (Digital Microscope) or (1cm-Macro Movie) mode

-When [Macro Light] in the [A Rec. Mode] menu is set to O (On)

•g/Z cannot be selected in some shooting modes. Refer to “Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode” (p.204) for details.

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