Using The Wink Self-Timer; Using The Face Self-Timer - Canon Powershot SX520 HS User Manual

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You can also shoot as usual by pressing the shutter button.
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The camera can detect smiles more easily when subjects face
the camera and open their mouth wide enough so that teeth are
visible.
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To change the number of shots, press the [
] in step 1. [Blink Detection] ( = 45) is only
after choosing [
available for the final shot.
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Automatic shooting is not available while you are holding down
the [ ] button.

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.
1
Choose [ ].
● Follow steps 1 – 2 in "Specific Scenes"
( = 50) and choose [
press the [ ] button.
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Press the [ ][ ] buttons to choose [
and then press the [ ] button.
2
Compose the shot and press the
shutter button halfway.
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Make sure a green frame is displayed
around the face of the person who will
wink.
3
Press the shutter button all the way
down.
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The camera now enters shooting standby
mode, and [Wink to take picture] is
displayed.
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The lamp blinks and the self-timer sound
is played.
][ ] buttons
Still Images Movies
], and then
],
The camera will shoot about two seconds after detecting that the face of
another person (such as the photographer) has entered the shooting area
( = 65). This is useful when including yourself in group photos or similar
shots.
4
Face the camera and wink.
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The camera will shoot about two seconds
after detecting a wink by the person
whose face is inside the frame.
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To cancel shooting after you have
triggered the self-timer, press the
[ ] button.
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If the wink is not detected, wink again slowly and deliberately.
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Winking may not be detected if eyes are obscured by hair, a hat,
or glasses.
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Closing and opening both eyes at once will also be detected as
a wink.
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If winking is not detected, the camera will shoot about 15 seconds
later.
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To change the number of shots, press the [
] in step 1. [Blink Detection] ( = 45) is only
after choosing [
available for the final shot.
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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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The zoom factor cannot be changed with the [
press the shutter button all the way down.

Using the Face Self-Timer

1
Choose [ ].
● Follow steps 1 – 2 in "Specific Scenes"
( = 50) and choose [
press the [ ] button.
●
Press the [ ][ ] buttons to choose [
and then press the [ ] button.
Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
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2
3
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5
][ ] buttons
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7
8
] button after you
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Index
Still Images Movies
], and then
],
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Tv, Av, and M Mode
Playback Mode
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
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