Auto Shooting After Detecting New Person; (Face Self-Timer) - Canon Ixus 285 HS User Manual

4
Face the camera and wink.
● The camera will shoot about two seconds
after detecting a wink by the person
whose face is inside the frame.
● To cancel shooting after you have
triggered the self-timer, press the
[ ] button.
● If the wink is not detected, wink again slowly and deliberately.
● Winking may not be detected if eyes are obscured by hair, a hat,
or glasses.
● Closing and opening both eyes at once will also be detected as
a wink.
● If winking is not detected, the camera will shoot about 15 seconds
later.
● To change the number of shots, press the [
choosing [ ] in step 1.
● If no one is in the shooting area when the shutter button is
pressed all the way down, the camera will shoot after a person
enters the shooting area and winks.

Auto Shooting after Detecting New Person

(Face Self-Timer)

The camera will shoot about two seconds after detecting that the face of
another person (such as the photographer) has entered the shooting area
( = 59). This is useful when including yourself in group photos or similar
shots.
1
Choose [ ].
● Follow steps 1 – 2 in "Specific Scenes"
( = 46) and choose [
press the [ ] button.
● Press the [ ][ ] buttons to choose [
and then press the [ ] button.
][ ] buttons after
], and then
],
2
Compose the shot and press the
shutter button halfway.
● Make sure a green frame is displayed
around the face you focus on and white
frames around other faces.
3
Press the shutter button all the way
down.
● The camera now enters shooting standby
mode, and [Look straight at camera to
start count down] is displayed.
● The lamp blinks and the self-timer sound
is played.
4
Join the subjects in the shooting
area and look at the camera.
● After the camera detects a new face, the
lamp blinking and self-timer sound will
speed up. (When the flash fires, the lamp
will remain lit.) About two seconds later,
the camera will shoot.
● To cancel shooting after you have
triggered the self-timer, press the
[ ] button.
● Even if your face is not detected after you join the others in the
shooting area, the camera will shoot about 15 seconds later.
● To change the number of shots, press the [ ][
choosing [ ] in step 1.
Before Use
Basic Guide
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Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
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Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
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Appendix
Index
] buttons after
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