Taking Pictures With The Self-Timer - Leica C-Lux 2 User Manual

Advanced (Recording pictures)
Taking Pictures with
the Self-timer
1 Press  [
].
2 Press / to select a mode.
SELFTIMER
OFF
10 SEC.
2 SEC.
SELECT
• You can also press  [
3 Press [MENU/SET].
• You can also press the shutter
button halfway to finish.
• The menu screen disappears after
about 5 seconds. At this time, the
selected item is automatically set.
4 Press the shutter button halfway
to focus and then press it fully to
take the picture.
• : Press the shutter button halfway to
focus.
• : Press the shutter button fully to take
the picture.
• The self-timer indicator
the shutter is released after 10 seconds
(or 2 seconds).
38
MENU
SET
] to select.
3
MENU
CANCEL
flashes and
• If you press [MENU/SET] while the
self-timer is set, the self-timer setting is
canceled.
• When using a tripod etc., setting the
self-timer to 2 seconds is a convenient
way to avoid the jitter caused by pressing
the shutter button.
• When you press the shutter button once
fully, the subject is automatically focused
just before recording. In dark places, the
self-timer indicator will blink and then may
turn on brightly operating as an AF assist
lamp (P65) to allow the camera to focus
on the subject.
• The self-timer is fixed to 10 seconds in
simple mode [ ] and 2 seconds in
[SELF PORTRAIT] (P44) in scene mode.
• When you set the self-timer in continuous
mode, the camera starts taking a picture 2
or 10 seconds after the shutter button is
pressed. The number of pictures taken at
one time is fixed to 3.
• We recommend using a tripod when
recording with the self-timer.
• The self-timer cannot be used in
[UNDERWATER] in scene mode.