Nikon COOLPIX L610 Reference Manual

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56Shooting FeaturesUsing the Self-timerThe camera’s self-timer can release the shutter about 10 seconds after you press the shutter-release button.The self-timer is useful when you want to be in the picture you are taking, or when you wantto avoid the effects of camera shake that occur when you press the shutter-release button.When using the self-timer, use of a tripod is recommended. Set Vibration reduction to Offin the setup menu (A 98) when shooting using a tripod to stabilize the camera.1 Press the multi selector J (n self-timer).2 Press H or I to select ON and then press thek button.• n10 is displayed.• If a setting is not applied by pressing the k button withina few seconds, the selection is canceled.• When Pet portrait is selected in scene mode, Y (petportrait auto release) is displayed (A 43). The self-timercannot be used.3 Frame the picture and then press theshutter-release button halfway.• Focus and exposure are set.S elf-timerF 3.3F 3.31 / 2 5 01 / 2 5 0