the self-timer is used to delay shutter release until either ten or three seconds after the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down. use the tensecond timer for self-portraits, the three second-timer to prevent blurring caused by the camera moving when the shutter-release button is pressed.

    1 position the camera

    mount the camera on a tripod (recommended) or rest it on a flat, stable surface.

    2 turn the self-timer on

    press the button once for a tensecond delay, twice for a three-second delay.

   

    3 compose the picture

    adjust camera settings and frame the picture.

    4 start the timer

    press the shutter-release button all the way down to lock focus on the subject in the center of the frame and activate the timer. the selftimer lamp next to the flash window will blink until one second before the photo is taken, staying lit during the final second to warn that the shutter is about to be released. to stop the timer before a picture is taken, press the shutterrelease button.

   

    count-down timer in monitor shows number of seconds remaining until picture is taken; self-timer lamp blinks