Recording With The Self-Timer - Canon XM2 Instruction Manual

Recording with the Self-Timer

MENU
This is useful when you wish to include yourself in the picture when recording movies or still
images to tape or memory card.
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TAPE CAMERA
1. Open the menu, select VCR SET UP and set the SELF-TIMER to ON
or
press the SELF TIMER button on the wireless controller.
• SELF T. appears in the display.
• To have the subject monitor recording, rotate the LCD panel 180° (
For movies
2. Press the start/stop button.
• The camcorder starts to record after a 10-second countdown period (or after 2 seconds when
you use the wireless controller). The time remaining counts down in the display (e.g. "5
SEC").
• SELF T. disappears from the display when recording begins.
• The tally lamp starts flashing.
3. Press the start/stop button to end recording.
For still images
2. Press the PHOTO button on the camcorder body or the wireless controller.
• The camcorder automatically adjusts the focus 2 seconds before the countdown is complete.
The F mark flashes white then turns green after the focus and exposure are set. If you are
using the wireless controller, the F mark starts flashing immediately after you press the
PHOTO button.
• The camcorder takes the still image for approximately 6 seconds.
• In TAPE CAMERA mode, the camcorder returns to record pause mode after recording to a
tape. In CARD CAMERA mode, the currently recorded image appears after recording onto a
memory card.
Notes:
• To cancel the self-timer setting, set the SELF-TIMER to OFF through the menu, or press the SELF-
TIMER button on the wireless controller.
• To cancel the countdown of the self-timer, press the start/stop button (when recording a movie)
or PHOTO button (when recording a still image).
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CARD CAMERA
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For stills
START
/STOP
SELF
TIMER
For movies
STANDBY LOCK
PHOTO
MENU
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