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Using the Self-Timer

Available Shooting Modes

 

 

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You can set the time delay and the numbers of shots you wish to take in advance.

10 sec. Self-Timer: shoots 10 seconds after you press the shutter button.

• 2 seconds before the shutter releases, the self-timer lamp and sound speed up.

2 sec. Self-Timer: shoots 2 seconds after you press the shutter button.

• At the same time as the shutter button is pressed, the self-timer sound beeps rapidly*, the self-timer lamp blinks, and the shutter releases 2 seconds later.

Custom Timer: you can change the delay time (0–10, 15, 20, 30 sec.) and number of shots (1–10).

• When [Delay] is set to 2 or more seconds, the self-timer sound beeps quickly 2 seconds before the shutter releases*. When [Shots] is set to more than 1, the self-timer sound only beeps before the first shot.

* This may differ depending on your My Camera settings (p. 177).

1 Press the button.

1.Use the or button to change the Self-timer mode.

Pressing the MENU button while this screen is displayed will allow you to set the delay and number of shots as when Custom Timer is selected (p. 67).

2 Shoot.

When the shutter button is pressed fully, the self-timer lamp will blink*.

*When using the flash by setting [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] in [Flash Settings] (p. 77), the self-timer lamp will stay lit for the last 2 seconds.

To Cancel the Self-Timer

Press the button and use the or button to select .

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Canon IXUS82IS Using the Self-Timer, Shoot, To Cancel the Self-Timer, Press the button and use the or button to select

IXUS 80IS, IXUS82IS specifications

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