Canon Z90W - Manual (Page 44)

Using the Self-timer
The self-timer function allows you to take a picture
when you are some distance from the camera.
1
Set the camera to self-
timer mode.
• Press the button.
^ S) appears on the LCD
panel.
• If you then press the ®
button again, Ci) disappears
and self-timer mode Is
cancelled.
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s
Compose the picture and
press the shutter button.
^ The red-eye reduction lamp
blinks once a second and a
countdown of the number of
seconds remaining before the
photo is taken is displayed on
the LCD panel.
^The shutter is released
approximately 10 seconds later.
• To cancel the self-timer, press
the 5) button.
Do not stand directly in front of the camera when you
press the shutter button as this will result in the picture
being out of focus. •
• Approximately 2 seconds before the shutter is
released, the lamp begins to flash more rapidly. If the
flash and the red-eye reduction function are used, the
lamp stays lit for the last 2 seconds.
• Self-timer shots can be taken for the 4 minutes that
Ci) is displayed.
• Set the camera on a steady surface or use a tripod.
• The focus lock function can be used in the same way
as in normal photography. (-> 42)
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