Taking Pictures With The Self-Timer - Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS80 Operating Instructions Manual

Taking Pictures with the Self-timer

1 Press w [ ].
2 Select shutter speed using e/r
or w [ ].
SELFTIMER
OFF
10SEC.
2SEC.
SELECT
3 Press [MENU/SET].
You can also press the shutter button
•
halfway to set.
• When 5 seconds pass without any
operation, the setting selected at the time
is automatically adopted.
4 Press the shutter button halfway
to focus and then press it fully to
take a picture.
CANCEL
• The self-timer indicator
A blinks and the shutter
is activated after 10
seconds (or 2 seconds).
• If you press [MENU/
SET] when the self-
timer is being set, the
self-timer setting is canceled.
Advanced-Shooting
or
SET
A
• When using a tripod or in other cases,
setting the self-timer to 2 seconds is
a convenient way to stabilize the jitter
caused by pressing the shutter button.
• When you press the button fully with
one stroke, the subject is automatically
focused just before the recording. In dark
places, the self-timer indicator blinks and
then it may turn on brightly to work as
the AF assist lamp for focusing on the
subject.
• In Intelligent mode [
[OFF] is selectable.
• In [SELF PORTRAIT] mode, [2SEC.] or
[OFF] is selectable.
• When you set the self-timer in burst
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 fi xed to 3.
• We recommend using a tripod when
setting the self-timer.
• You cannot use the self-timer in [HI-
SPEED BURST].
], [10SEC.] or
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