Self-Timer Shooting
This camera has two types of self-timers: g and Z.
g
Z
Shutter will be released after about 12 seconds. Use this mode to include the photographer in the picture.
A mirror pops up immediately after shutter release button is pressed.
Shutter is released after about 2 seconds. Use this mode to avoid camera shake when the shutter release button is pressed.
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Mount the camera onto a tripod.
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Press the { button.
The Fn menu appears.
Fn
OK
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Fn
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Press the four-way controller
(2).
The [Drive Mode] screen appears.
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Use the four-way controller (45) to select g.
OK
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Press the four-way controller (3) and use the four-way controller
(45) to select g or Z.
OK
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Press the 4 button.
The camera is ready to take a picture.
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Confirm in the viewfinder that the subject you wish to shoot is properly framed and press the shutter release button halfway.
The focus indicator ] appears in the viewfinder when the subject is in focus.
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Press the shutter release button fully.
For g, the front self-timer lamp starts blinking slowly and blink rapidly 2 seconds before the shutter is released.
The beep is heard and the rate increases.
The shutter will be released about 12 seconds after the shutter release button is pressed fully.
For Z, the shutter will be released about 2 seconds after the shutter release button is pressed fully.
• You can set the camera so that the beep does not sound. (p.204)
• Exposure may be affected if light enters the viewfinder. Attach the provided
ME viewfinder cap or use the AE lock function (p.101). (The light entering the
viewfinder has no effect on the exposure when the exposure mode is set to a
(Manual) (p.94).)
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Removing the Eyecup F
P
Attaching the ME Viewfinder cap
• Select a setting other than g or Z in the [Drive Mode] screen to cancel selftimer shooting. The setting is canceled when the camera is turned off if [Drive
Mode] in [Memory] of [A Rec. Mode] menu (p.217) is set to P (Off).
• The Shake Reduction function is automatically turned off when g or Z is set.
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