Using The Wink Self-Timer - Canon POWERSHOT G1X User Manual

Special Modes for Other Purposes
@ Using the Wink Self=Timer
Aim the camera at a person and press the shutter button all the way down.
The camera will shoot about two seconds after a wink is detected.
Choose ¢_.
Follow steps 1 - 2 on p. 68 and choose 4,
and then press the Es_} button.
Press the 4_ buttons or turn the (_ dial to
choose _'._, and then press the C8_ button.
Compose the shot and press the
shutter button halfway.
Make sure a green frame is displayed around
the face of the person who will wink.
Press the shutter button all the way
down.
The camera now enters shooting standby
mode, and [Wink to take picture] is displayed.
The lamp blinks and the self-timer sound is
played.
Face the camera and wink.
The camera will shoot about two seconds
after detecting a wink by the person whose
face is inside the frame.
To cancel shooting after you have triggered
the self-timer, press the MENU button.
If the wink is not detected, wink again slowly and deliberately.
Winking may not be detected if eyes are obscured by hair, a hat, or glasses.
Closing and opening both eyes at once will also be detected as a wink.
If winking is not detected, the camera will shoot about 15 seconds later.
To change the number of shots, press the h.v buttons after choosing _ in
step 1. [Blink Detection] (p. 64) is only available for the final shot.
If no one is in the shooting area when the shutter button is pressed all the way
down, the camera will shoot after a person enters the shooting area and winks.
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