Commonly Used Shooting Functions

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Using the Self-Timer

See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 228).

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.

• The self-timer sound beeps quickly* when you press the shutter button 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.

Cannot be set in the , , or movie mode.

*This may differ depending on your My Camera settings (p. 184).

1 Press the button.

1.Use the or button to change

the self-timer mode.

2 Shoot.

When the shutter button is pressed fully, the self-timer will activate and the self-timer lamp will blink (when using red-eye reduction, it 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 IXUS 860 IS appendix Using the Self-Timer, Use the or button to change Self-timer mode, To Cancel the Self-Timer