Sony 300 - Manual (Page 36)

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4-function button
Images taken using the digital zoom may take a little longer for the camera to process.
Allow time for this to take place.
The digital zoom cannot be used in the MOVIE CLIP mode.
You may notice a decrease in image quality when using digital zoom.
INFORMATION
SELF-TIMER( )/ UP( ) button
When the menu is displayed on the LCD monitor, pressing
the UP( )button makes the menu cursor move up.
When the menu is not displayed on the LCD monitor, the
UP( ) button operates as the SELF-TIMER button in
RECORDING(STILL IMAGE/ MOVIE CLIP) mode
This function is used when the photographer would also
like to be in the image.
Selecting the self-timer
The self-timer activates only in RECORDING(STILL
IMAGE/ MOVIE CLIP) mode.
Use a tripod or place the camera on a stable surface.
1. Do not turn the LCD monitor off.
2. Select RECORDING(STILL IMAGE/ MOVIE CLIP) mode by rotating the mode dial.
3. If the self-timer indicator is displayed on the LCD monitor by pressing the SELF-TIMER
( )button, the setting is completed.
Press the self-timer button again, and the self-timer is canceled.
4. Pressing the shutter button will allow an interval of ten seconds before the image is taken.
After that, the self-timer is cancelled.
If you select [MANUAL] sub menu in [TIME] MOVIE CLIP mode menu, the movie clip can
be recorded as long as the memory allows. To stop the recording, press the shutter button.
THUMBNAIL/ LEFT( ) button
In RECORDING(STILL IMAGE, MOVIE CLIP) mode, there are no functions in the
LEFT( ) button.