Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n User Manual

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April 29, 2004
Configuring your Camera
Using the Self Timer
Use the Self Timer when you want to be in a photograph. Use a tripod or 
place the camera on a stable surface before using the Self Timer. The Self 
Timer allows you 10 seconds to move into position.
If you are using autofocus (see 
), do not stand in front of the lens 
when setting the Self Timer.
1. Press and hold the Drive Mode Selector Lock release and set the Drive 
Mode selector to 
.
NOTE:  The Self Timer will not work if the shutter cannot be released, for 
example, if the subject cannot be brought into focus in Single 
Servo AF (see 
If you are using an Exposure mode other than Manual, cover the 
eyepiece with the supplied eyepiece cap or with your hand before 
pressing the Shutter Release button. This helps achieve correct 
exposure by preventing interference from stray light.
2. Compose the picture, focus by lightly pressing the Shutter Release 
button, then fully press the Shutter Release button.
Once the Self Timer is activated, the shutter will release in ten 
seconds. The Self Timer indicator LED blinks for eight seconds, then 
illuminates for two seconds before the shutter is released.
When buLb is selected in Manual Exposure mode, shutter speed is 
approximately 1/8 - 1/15 second.
Cancelling the Self Timer
• Press and hold the Drive Mode Selector Lock release and set the Drive 
Mode selector to a position other than 
.
Drive Mode
Selector Lock
release
Drive Mode
selector
Self Timer
Self Timer LED