Using The Self-Timer - Canon POWERSHOT A720 IS User Manual

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Commonly Used Shooting Functions

Using the Self-Timer

Shooting Mode
You can set the time delay and the numbers of shots you wish to take
in advance.
10 sec. Self-Timer: shoots 10 seconds after you press the
shutter button.
• 2 seconds before the shutter releases, the self-timer lamp and
sound speed up.
2 sec. Self-Timer: shoots 2 seconds after you press the shutter
button.
• The self-timer sound beeps quickly when you press the shutter
button and the shutter releases 2 seconds later.
Custom Timer: you can change the delay time (0–10, 15, 20, 30
sec.) and number of shots (1–10).
• When [Delay] is set to 2 or more seconds, the self-timer sound
beeps quickly 2 seconds before the shutter releases. When
[Shots] is set to more than 1, the self-timer sound only beeps
before the first shot.
1
Configure the self-timer
mode.
1. Press the
2. Use the
and the
the option.
3. Press the
2
Shoot.
• When the shutter button is pressed fully, the self-timer will
activate and the self-timer lamp will blink (when using red-eye
reduction, it will stay lit for the last 2 seconds).
To Cancel the Self-Timer: Select
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See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 206).
button.
or button to select
or button to change
button.
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Cannot be set in
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mode.