self-timer

Camera's countdown feature

A self-timer is a camera feature that delays the shutter release, typically by a few seconds, allowing the photographer to get into the frame: She set the self-timer and ran to join the group.

Before smartphone front-facing cameras, self-timers were the standard way to take pictures of yourself.

photography

shutter

Hinged window covering

  • delayEnforced waiting period
  • countdownBackward enumeration to zero
  • tripodStabilizing support structure

camera · remote · burst · interval · group photo · pose · framing · composition · aperture · focus

technique

countdown

Backward enumeration to zero

positioning · preparation · steady · camera shake · macro · still life · product photography · anticipation

Categories
Opposites
trigger method

self-timerremote trigger

Device for distant activation

cable release · shutter button · remote control · immediate release

immediacy

self-timermanual release

Non-automatic unlocking mechanism

Family

self, timer, selves, selfhood, selfless, selflessness, selfish, selfishness, selfie

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G