Recording �10: �2: Starts recording after 10 seconds Starts recording after 2 seconds
Built-in flash
PHOTO
3 Press the PHOTO SHOT button.
A still picture is recorded after the [�10] or [�2] display and the recording lamp flashes for the time which has been set. � After recording, the self-timer is canceled. � If you press the PHOTO SHOT button halfway and then fully in auto focus mode, the subject is focused when the button is pressed halfway. � When you press the PHOTO SHOT button fully in auto focus mode, the subject is focused just before recording.
Use the built-in flash in order to record still pictures in dark places.
¬ Rotate the mode dial to select
or
.
1 Press the cursor button. Then
move the cursor button down to display the icon shown in the illustration.
To stop the timer midway through
Press the MENU button. (The self-timer setting is canceled.) � The self-timer is canceled if the power is turned off or the mode dial is operated. � The self-timer standby mode is canceled when you press the recording start/stop button to start motion picture recording. Even if you press the recording start/stop button while the self-timer is counting down, motion picture recording is not possible. � Depending on the time taken to bring the subject into focus, the recording may take longer than set to start. � Setting the self-timer to [�2] is a good way to prevent image shake when the PHOTO SHOT button is pressed while using a tripod etc.
2 Move the cursor button left to
select [�].
� Each time the cursor button is pressed left, the indication changes by one setting in the following order: [FLASH ON] > [FLASH AUTO] > [FLASH OFF] � When the PHOTO SHOT button is pressed halfway, the flash indicator will appear in the bottom left corner of the screen. [FLASH ON]: � [FLASH AUTO]:�A [FLASH OFF]: � When [FLASH AUTO] is set, the ambient brightness is automatically detected, and the flash will activate only when necessary. (If the flash is not necessary, the [�A] indicator will not appear when the PHOTO SHOT button is pressed halfway.) � This function�s default setting is [FLASH AUTO].
3 Press the PHOTO SHOT button.
The flash is activated and the picture will be recorded.
