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Self-Timer

Automatic shooting with Self-portrait timer

1.Press (Self-Timer) on the control button.

2.Select the desired mode with the control button.

 

(Off)

Does not use the self-timer.

 

 

 

 

 

Sets the self-timer to a 10-second delay.

 

(10sec)

When you press the shutter button, the self-timer lamp flashes and a beep

 

sounds until the shutter operates.

 

 

 

 

To cancel, press again.

 

 

 

 

(2sec)

Sets the self-timer to a 2-second delay.

 

 

 

 

(Self-portrait

Sets the self-timer to Self-portrait timer.

 

One Person)

 

 

When the camera detects the specified number of faces, a beep sounds,

 

(Self-portrait

 

and the shutter operates 2 seconds later.

 

Two People)

 

 

 

 

Tips for preventing blur

If your hands or body move while holding the camera and pressing the shutter button, “Camera shake” occurs.

Camera shake occurs frequently under low-light or slow shutter speed conditions, such as those encountered in (Night Portrait) or (Night Scene) mode.

To reduce camera shake, set the self-timer to a 2-second delay and brace your arms against your sides after pressing the shutter button.

Automatic shooting with Self-portrait timer

Point the lens at yourself so that the selected number of faces is reflected in the screen. The shutter operates automatically. Do not move your camera after the beep sounds.

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Sony DSCW710/B, DSC-W710/B, DSCW730/L Self-Timer, Automatic shooting with Self-portrait timer, Tips for preventing blur

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