55VQT1D38RecordingYou can record still pictures on an SD card usingthe timer.¬ Rotate the mode dial to select .1 Press the cursor button. Thenmove the cursor button down todisplay the icon shown in theillustration.2 Move the cursor button up toselect [Ø].Each time the cursor button is pressed up,the indication changes by one setting in thefollowing order:[Ø10 ] # [Ø2 ] # setting cancelledØ10 : Records after 10 secondsØ2 : Records after 2 seconds3 Press the PHOTO SHOT button.A still picture is recorded after the [Ø10 ] or[Ø2 ] display and the recording lamp flashesfor the time which has been set.≥After recording, the self-timer is cancelled.≥If you press the PHOTO SHOT buttonhalfway and then fully in auto focus mode,the subject is focused when the button ispressed halfway.≥When you press the PHOTO SHOT buttonfully in auto focus mode, the subject isfocused just before recording.To stop the timer midway throughPress the MENU button. (The self-timer setting iscancelled.)≥The self-timer is cancelled if the power isturned off or the mode dial is operated.≥The self-timer standby mode is cancelled whenyou press the recording start/stop button tostart motion picture recording.Even if you press the recording start/stopbutton while the self-timer is counting down,motion picture recording is not possible.≥Depending on the time taken to bring thesubject into focus, the recording may takelonger than set to start.≥Setting the self-timer to [Ø2 ] is a good way toprevent image shake when the PHOTO SHOTbutton is pressed while using a tripod etc.Self-timer recordingThis is for recording shots of yourselfas well.
