Canon PowerShot A400 User Manual page 45

_) Self-timer
With this function, images are shot 10 or 2 seconds
after the shutter button is pressed. This is useful
when you want to take a memorable photo with
everyone including yourself in the picture. The self-
timer can be used in any shooting mode.
I Press O_lj/_ (V on the omni
selector) as necessary so that [] or
[] appears on the LCD monitor.
• When [] is selected and the shutter button is
pressed fully, the self-timer lamp starts
blinking and the self-timer begins to beep.
The blinking gets faster 2 seconds before the
shutter releases.
• When [] is selected and the shutter button is
pressed fully, the self-timer lamp blinks fast
from the beginning. The shutter releases in 2
seconds.
2 Shoot the image.
• Shooting procedures are the same as for the
a AutoMode(p. 31).
Shooting - The Basics
To Cancel the Self-timer
Press the I_/_) button to display m.
Changing the Self-timer Countdown
Time
I In the [r#l(Rec.)] menu, select
U(Self-timer).
• See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 62).
2 Use _ or I* to select [] or [] and
press the MENU button.
• The display will return to the Shooting
screen.
You can change the self-timer sound by
changing the setting in [Selftimer Sound] in
the [r?_l (My Camera)] menu (p. 71).
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