Nikon P7800 - Manual (Page 82)

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Sh
ooting Fea
tures
Using the Self-timer
The camera is equipped with a self-timer that releases the shutter about
10 seconds, 2 seconds or 1 second after you press the shutter-release button. Set
Vibration reduction to Off in the setup menu (
A99) when using a tripod to
stabilize the camera during shooting.
1
Press the multi selector J ( n ).
2
Select
n10s (or n2s, n1s), and
press the
k button.
• To change the time for self-timer, press K
before pressing the k button.
•
n10s (10 seconds): Use on important
occasions, such as weddings.
•
n2s (2 seconds), n1s (1 second): Use to
prevent camera shake.
• If a setting is not applied by pressing the k button within a few seconds, the
selection will be canceled.
• When the shooting mode is Pet portrait scene mode, Y (pet portrait auto
release) is displayed ( A45). The self-timer cannot be used.
3
Frame the picture and press the shutter-release button
halfway.
• Focus and exposure are set.
4
Press the shutter-release
button the rest of the way
down.
• Countdown starts. The self-timer
lamp flashes and then glows
steadily about one second before
the shutter is released (except
when
n1s is set).
• When the shutter is released, the
self-timer is set to OFF.
• To stop the countdown, press
the shutter-release button again.
Self-timer
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