Taking Pictures With The Self-Timer - Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1K Operating Instructions Manual

Advanced (Recording pictures)
Taking Pictures with the Self·timer
Press the shutter button halfway to focus
and then press it fully to take the picture.
® When self-timer is set to [~10].
• A picture is not taken until the subject is brought into
focus.
• If you want to press the shutter button fully to take a
picture even when the subject is not focused, set
[FOCUS PRIORITY] in the [CUSTOM MENU] menu to [OFF]. (P107)
• The self-timer indicator
®
blinks and the shutter is activated after
10 seconds (or 2 seconds).
• If you press [MENU/SET] while taking a picture with the self-timer, it is
canceled.
• When [~~:] is selected, the self-timer indicator blinks again after the
first and the second pictures are taken and the shutter is activated
2 seconds after it blinks.
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Set the drive mode lever to
[~].
• Changing the time setting for the self-timer
1 Select [SELF-TIMER] in the [REC] mode menu. (P27)
2 Press
"/"T
to select the mode and then press [MENU/SET].
Item Settings
~
10 seconds
10
.,-
10 seconds/3 pictures
~10:
~2
2 seconds
• If you set [~~:], after 10 seconds the camera takes 3 pictures at about 2 second intervals.
3 Press [MENU/SET] to close the menu.
• You can also press the shutter button halfway to close the menu.
eNote
• 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.
• We recommend using a tripod when recording with the self-timer.
• Depending on the recording conditions, the recording interval may become more than
2 seconds when
[~~:]
is selected. .
• The flash output may not be constant when
[~~E]
IS
set.
• Operation will be same as
[~10]
even if it is set to
[~~:]
while multi film bracket recording (P83).
• Self-timer cannot be set to
[~2]
or
[~~:]
in Intelligent auto mode.
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