Using The Self-Timer - Canon PowerShot A710 IS User Guide Basic User Manual

Using the Self-Timer

1. FUNC. Menu
* Default setting.
• When the shutter button is pressed fully,
the self-timer lamp will blink. When using
red-eye reduction, the self-timer lamp
will blink and then stay lit for the last 2 seconds.
To cancel the self-timer, follow step 1 and select
10 sec. Self-Timer: Shoots 10 sec. after you press the shutter button.
• 2 sec. before the shutter releases, the self-timer sound and lamp will
speed up*
2 sec. Self-Timer: Shoots 2 sec. after you press the shutter button.
• The self-timer sound beeps quickly*
and the shutter releases 2 sec. later.
Custom Timer: You can change the delay time (0–10*
and number of shots (1–10*
• When [Delay] is set to 2 or more sec., the self-timer sound begins to
beep 2 sec. before the shutter releases. When [Shots] is set higher than
1, the self-timer sound only beeps before the first shot.
* 1 May differ depending on My Camera settings.
* 2 Default setting.
* 3 Default setting is 3 shots.
This setting cannot be set in some shooting modes.
16
* (Drive Mode)
See Menus and Settings (p. 20).
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3
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See the Advanced Guide: Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 136).
See Selecting a Shooting Mode (p. 9).
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when you press the shutter button
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, 15, 20, 30 sec.)