Using The Self-Timer - Canon EOS 6D Instruction Manual

j Using the Self-timer
Use the self-timer when you want to be in the picture.
If you do not look through the viewfinder when you press the shutter button,
attach the eyepiece cover (p.166). If stray light enters the viewfinder when
the picture is taken, it may throw off the exposure.
The <k> enables you to shoot while not touching the camera
mounted on a tripod. This prevents camera shake while you shoot still
lifes or bulb exposures.
After taking self-timer shots, playing back the image (p.236) to check
focus and exposure is recommended.
When using the self-timer to shoot only yourself, use focus lock (p.69) on
an object at about the same distance as where you will stand.
To cancel the self-timer after it starts, press the <R> button.
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1
Press the <R> button.
2
Select the self-timer.
While looking at the LCD panel, turn
the <6> or <5> dial to select the
self-timer delay.
Q : 10-sec. self-timer
k : 2-sec. self-timer
3
Take the picture.
Look through the viewfinder, focus
the subject, then press the shutter
button completely.
You can check the self-timer
operation with the self-timer lamp,
beeper, and countdown display (in
seconds) on the LCD panel.
Two seconds before the picture is
taken, the self-timer lamp will light up
and the beeper will sound faster.
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