37Reference: More on Photography (All Modes) / Choosing a Shooting ModeSelf-Timer ModeThe self-timer can be used to reduce camera shake or for self-portraits.1 Mount the camera on a tripod or place the camera on a stable, level surface.2 Press the button until is displayed in the control panel.3 Frame the photograph. Before taking a photograph with the flash in P, S, A, or M modes( 45), press the button to raise the fl ash and wait for the indicator to be displayedin the viewfinder ( 40). The timer will stop if the flash is raised after the timer hasstarted.4 In modes other than M, remove the viewfinder eyepiece cupand insert the supplied DK-5 eyepiece cap as shown. This pre-vents light entering via the viewfinder interfering with expo-sure.5 Press the shutter-release button halfway to focus, and thenpress the button the rest of the way down to start the self-tim-er. The self-timer lamp will start to blink and a beep will beginto sound. Two seconds before the photograph is taken, theself-timer lamp will stop blinking and the beeping will becomemore rapid. At default settings, the shutter will be released tenseconds after the timer starts.The timer will not start if the camera is unable to focus or in other situations in which theshutter can not be released.The self-timer can be cancelled by selecting another shooting mode. Turning the camera offcancels self-timer mode and restores single frame or continuous shooting mode.BulbIn self-timer mode, a shutter speed of is equivalent to approximately / s.1 — Beep ( 86)This option controls the beep that sounds during the self-timer count-down.29 — Self-timer ( 99)Self-timer delay can be set to 2 s, 5 s, 10 s (the default setting), or 20 s.
