Olympus STYLUS 1 - Manual (Page 30)

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Shooting using various functions
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Self timer
Sets the time after the shutter button is pressed until the picture is taken.
1
Press the j Y button (G) to display the direct menu.
2
Select [ Y12s], [Y2s] or [YC] using HI and press the Q button.
Y12s Self-timer
12 SEC
Press the shutter button halfway to focus, the rest of the way
down to start the timer. First, the self-timer lamp lights up for
approximately 10 seconds, then it blinks for approximately
2 seconds and the picture is taken.
Y2s Self-timer
2 SEC
Press the shutter button halfway to focus, the rest of the
way down to start the timer. The self-timer lamp blinks for
approximately 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken.
YC
Self-timer
Custom
Photographs are taken at “the number of frames, the time after
the shutter button is pressed until the picture is taken, and the
interval time” set in the shooting menu.
• To cancel the activated self-timer, press the j Y button.
• Fix the camera securely on a tripod for self-timer shooting.
• If you stand in front of the camera to press the shutter button halfway when using the self-
timer, the photograph may be out of focus.
• Self timer is not canceled automatically after shooting.
Single/Sequential
1
Press the j Y button (G) to display the direct menu.
2
Select [o] or [j] using HI and press the Q button.
o Single-frame shooting
Shoots 1 frame at a time when the shutter button is
pressed (normal shooting mode).
j Sequential shooting
Photographs are taken at about 5 frames per
second (fps) while the shutter button is pressed all
the way down.
• During sequential shooting, focus, exposure, and white balance are locked at the first
frame.
• During sequential shooting, if the battery check blinks due to low battery, the camera
stops shooting and starts saving the pictures you have taken on the card. The camera
may not save all of the pictures depending on how much battery power remains.