Taking pictures with the self-timer – Nikon P4 User Manual
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Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer
The self-timer allows you to appear in your own pictures.
When using the self-timer, mount the camera on a tripod (recommended) or
rest it on a flat, level surface.
Display Self-timer menu.
Highlight option.
H icon is displayed on monitor.
• To exit without setting the self-timer,
wait five seconds without pressing d.
Set focus and exposure.
Press the shutter-release button halfway to
set.
Press shutter-release button the rest of
the way down to start timer.
• Pictures are taken 3 or 10 seconds after
the shutter-release button is pressed.
• The countdown timer on the monitor
turns yellow and shows the number of
seconds remaining until the shutter is
released.
• Press the shutter-release button again to
stop the self-timer.
• The self-timer lamp will blink until one second before the picture is
taken, and will stay lit during the final second to warn that the shut-
ter is about to be released.
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