Solution
Is the camera set to self-timer shooting?
With self-timer shooting on, even if you press the shutter button, the photograph will not be shot immediately.
Turn self-timer shooting off using the procedure below.
1. Press <

/

> button.
2. Select an item other than the self-timer. The procedure for single-image shooting (

) is selected is described here.
3. Tap [

].
The camera is set to single-image shooting (

) and self-timer shooting is turned off.