46More on PhotographyTaking a Self-Portrait: Using the Self-TimerWhen the self-timer is on, pictures are taken ten or three seconds after theShutter-release Button is pressed. This can be used to allow you to appear inyour own pictures or to prevent close-up or low-light shots from beingblurred by the camera movement that occurs when the Shutter-release But-ton is pressed. When using the Self-timer, you should either mount the cam-era on a tripod (recommended) or rest it on a flat, level surface.Display Self-timer menu. Highlight ON.Exit menu. Self-timer icon is displayed inmonitor (to exit without setting the self-timer, wait two seconds without pressingButton).Frame picture and press Shutter-releaseButton halfway to set focus and expo-sure.Start timer. Press once for delay of aboutten seconds, twice for delay of aboutthree seconds.• Countdown timer in monitor showsnumber of seconds remaining untilshutter is released.Self-timer:Confir:ConfirmSelf-timer:Confir:Confirm[ 8][ 8] [ 8][ 8][ 8][ 8][ 8]
