Sequential shooting/using the self-timer

Adjust settings for burst or self-timer photography. Choose an option according to your subject.

• Secure the camera firmly on a tripod for self-timer shooting.

1. Press the gY (G) button.

2. Highlight an option using HI or the control dial.

   F	Single	One frame is taken at a time when the shutter button is pressed.
   i	Sequential High	Hold the shutter-release button all the way down to take a series of photographs. To select a frame advance rate, highlight [Sequential High] and press the INFO button before you press the OK button. Select from frame advance rates of approximately 10 frames per second (10 fps) or 20 frames per second (20 fps). Use FGHI or the control dial to highlight a frame advance rate and press the OK button to select. Flash is disabled.
   h	Sequential Low	Pictures will be taken at about 5 fps while the shutter button is pressed all the way down.
   j	Self-timer 12sec	Press the shutter button halfway to focus, then all the way down to start the timer. First, the self-timer lamp lights up for approximately 10 seconds, then it blinks for approximately 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken.
   k	Self-timer 2sec	Press the shutter button halfway to focus, then all the way down to start the timer. The self-timer lamp blinks for approximately 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken.
   l	Custom Self-timer	Press the INFO button to set [Y Timer], [Number of Frames], and [Interval Length]. Use HI to highlight items and FG to select a value. Focus, exposure, and white balance are fixed at the values for the first shot of each series.
   s	Pro Capture	Sequential shooting begins when you press the shutter button halfway. Press the shutter button all the way down to begin recording captured images to the card, including those captured when the shutter button was pressed halfway. Focus, exposure, and white balance are locked at the values for the first shot of each series. g “Shooting without a release time lag (Pro Capture shooting)” Flash is disabled.

3. Press the OK button.

• During sequential shooting, if the battery level icon blinks due to low battery, the camera stops shooting and starts saving the pictures you have taken on the card. The camera may not save all of the pictures depending on how much battery power remains.
• If you stand in front of the camera to press the shutter button when using the self-timer, the picture may be out of focus.
• When you are using h, live view is displayed. In i mode, the shot immediately preceding the current frame is displayed.
• To cancel the activated self-timer, press the MENU button.
• Self timer is not canceled automatically after shooting.