Setting the Self-Timer

1

 

For stills

2

 

DATA

PHOTO

 

 

CODE

 

 

 

 

For movies 2,3

POWER

CAMERA

OFF

PLAY(VCR)

START

/STOP PHOTO

SELF

TIMER MENU

E

This is useful when you want to include yourself in the picture when recording movies or still photographs.

CAMERA

1.Press the self-timer button on the body of the camcorder or

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° ( 27).

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.

3.Press the start/stop button to end recording.

For stills

2.Press a 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.

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Canon MV500i instruction manual Setting the Self-Timer, Press the start/stop button to end recording

MV500i, MV500 specifications

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