Setting The Self-Timer - Canon XL 1s Instruction Manual

Setting the Self-Timer

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This is useful when you want to include yourself in the picture when recording movies or still photography.
1. Press the wireless controller's SELF TIMER button or select ON setting of the SELF T.
from VCR SET UP of the camera menu.
• SELF TIMER appears in the viewfinder.
(see p. 26)
For movies
2. Press the start/stop button.
• When you press the START/STOP button of the wireless controller, the camera starts shooting at the
count of 2 seconds (or after 10 seconds on the camera). The remaining time before shooting (e.g. "5
sec") appears in the viewfinder.
• SELF TIMER disappears from the viewfinder when recording begins.
For stills
2. Press a PHOTO button.
• When you press the PHOTO button of the wireless controller, the camera starts shooting at the count
of 2 seconds (or after 10 seconds on the camera).
• The camera automatically adjusts the focus 2 seconds before the countdown is complete. The F mark
flashes white then returns green after the focus and exposure are set. If you are using the wireless
controller, the F mark starts flashing immediately after you press the PHOTO button.
• The camera takes the picture for approximately 6 seconds.
Notes:
• Initially the tally lamps flash once a second, then just before recording starts they flash more quickly for a
few seconds before the camera starts to record.
• To cancel the self-timer press the SELF TIMER button once more before recording. Once the countdown
has begun, press the SELF TIMER, START/STOP or PHOTO button to turn it off.
• Cancel the self-timer at any stage by turning the power off or pressing the STANDBY button.
• If you press the SELF TIMER button when the recording displays have been turned off (p. 37), the self
timer display does not appear in the viewfinder, until you press the start/stop/PHOTO button to start the
countdown.
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VCR SET UP SELF T.••••• ON
START/
ZOOM
STOP PHOTO W T
SELF TIMER