Using The Self-Timer - Canon PowerShot A430 Advanced User's Manual

Ensure that the camera's date/time is set
beforehand (p. 26).
The date stamp cannot be deleted from the image
data once it has been set.

Using the Self-Timer

You can set the shutter to a 10 sec. (
custom delay time and number of shots (
after the shutter button is pressed.
1
FUNC. Menu
Mode)
See Menus and Settings (p. 21).
The following occurs with each
option.
- : 2 sec. before the shutter
releases, the self-timer sound
and lamp will speed up.
- : The self-timer sound will play when the shutter button
is pressed and the shutter will release 2 sec. later.
:
- You can change the delay time and number of shots
(p. 36).
* Default setting.
2
Shoot.
When the shutter button is pressed fully, the self-timer lamp
will blink (when using Red-Eye Reduction, it will light before
2 sec.).
To Cancel the Self-Timer
Select in step1.
Turning off the self-timer sound (p. 25).
Shooting Mode
* (Drive
/ / .
, , and
) or 2 sec. delay (
Custom Timer), for shooting
modes cannot be set.
), or to a
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