Using The Self-Timer; Shooting Three Images With The Exposure Shifted Exposure Bracket - Sony DSLR-A100 User's Manual / Troubleshooting

For detai/son the operation _ page 60
After you press the shutter button, the shutter will be released either about ten seconds or two
seconds later. The 10-second self-timer is convenieut when the photographer appears in a
photo and the 2-second self-timer is conveuieut to reduce the camera_shake because the mirror
is pulled up beforehand.
Check that the focus is confirmed on the sul!ject, then press the shutter button.
(_ : The default setting)
_1o (10s self-timer)
After you press the shutler bullon, Ihe shulter will be released
aboul l0 seconds later.
_2 (2s $eIbtimer)
After you press the shutler bullon, Ihe shulter will be released
aboul 2 seconds htler.
• When using tile 10-_cond _ltLlimer, tile seltLtimer lamp localed on tile Ironl side flashes and lights up
righl betom the shuuer is released. The seliLlinler indicator located on file LCD monitor is highlighled,
The counldown sound also starts.
• To cuncel the activated lO-second sell-timer, press tile _/l:_ (Drive) buuon, The sell-timer is cunceled
when the power is turned oil. You can also cancel il when the shooling is completed. You cannot cancel
lhe 2-second seltLtimer in the middle.
• When there is bright lighting, a refleclor or someddng similar behind the camera, and you press the shuuer
button withoul looking into file viewfinder, use file eyepiece cover auached on tile shoulder strap to
prcvenl unnecessalT lighling fl'om seeping through the viewfinder and aliPcting the exposure (page 41 ).
An accurale exposure setting is required for some shoeting. In such cases, a photographer
coulinuously shoots some images with tile exposure shifted, aside frum the correcl exposure
image. Tile camera shoots images with tile exposure shifted automatically.
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(_ : The default setting)
q_ (Bracket:0.3Ev cont.)
Shools images continuously with Ihe exposure vahle shifted
by plus or minus 0.3 step. Press and hold the shutter button
until the recording stops.
_ (Bracket:0.7Ev cont.)
Shools images continuously with Ihe exposure vahle shifted
by plus or minus 0.7 step. Press and hold the shutter button
until the recording stops.