Self-Timer Shooting - Olympus CAMEDIA C-740 Ultra Zoom Reference Manual

Self-timer shooting

This function lets you take pictures using the self-timer. Fix the camera
securely on a tripod for self-timer shooting. This function is useful for taking
pictures where you want to be included in the photograph.
Mode dial
1
Select Y by repeatedly pressing
Y.
• If no operation is performed for about 3
seconds, the selected mode is set and
the mode selector screen is automatically
exited.
5
2
Press the shutter button fully to
take the picture.
• Pressing the shutter button halfway locks
the focus and exposure.
• The self-timer lamp lights for
approximately 10 seconds, then starts
blinking. After blinking for approximately 2
seconds, the picture is taken.
• To stop shooting while in n mode, press
the shutter button fully again.
• To cancel the self-timer, press Y.
• The self-timer mode is automatically canceled after one shot.
• If sequential shooting is attempted in self-timer mode, the camera
shoots max. 5 frames regardless of the setting.
Note
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Y
Self-timer button
Shutter button
Self-timer lamp