Canon POWERSHOT A2400IS User Manual page 120

Common, Convenient Features
@ Using the Self=Timer to Avoid Camera Shake
This option delays shutter release until about two seconds after you have
pressed the shutter button. If the camera is unsteady while you are pressing
the shutter button, it will not affect your shot.
Configure the setting.
Follow step 1 on p. 57 and choose _.
Once the setting is complete, _ is displayed.
Follow step 2 on p. 57 to shoot.
@ Customizing the Self=Timer
You can specify the delay (O - 30 seconds) and number of shots (I - I0).
Choose _.
Follow step 1 on p. 57, choose _, and then
press the MENU button.
:: Configure the setting.
Press the ,_'v" buttons to choose [Delay] or
[Shots].
Press the 4 _ buttons to choose a value, and
then press the @ button.
Once the setting is complete, _ is displayed.
Follow step 2 on p. 57 to shoot.
(_ For movies shot using the self-timer, [Delay] represents the delay
before recording begins, but the [Shots] setting has no effect.
determined by the first shot. More time is required between shots when the flash
fires or when you have specified to take many shots. Shooting will stop
automatically when the memory card becomes full.
When a delay longer than two seconds is specified, two seconds before the
shot, the lamp blinking and self-timer sound will speed Lip. (When the flash fires,
the lamp will remain lit.)
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