Canon 2477A002 manual Overview, Compatible Cameras, Controls and Functions, Setting a Time Amount

QuickGuide to Canon TC-80N3 Timer/Remote Controller

Overview

The TC-80N3 Timer/Remote Controller is a programmable electronic shutter release. When you connect it to your EOS SLR or DSLR it will allow you to control:

1.when the shutter opens (self-timer mode)

2.how frequently the shutter opens (interval timer mode)

3.how long the shutter stays open (long-exposure timer mode)

4.how many exposures the camera will make in total (exposure count mode)

You can also combine modes: For example, you can program the controller to wait five minutes, release the shutter, then take a total of 25 exposures at five minute intervals. Refer to the Combinations Chart for more details.

The TC-80N3 also includes a remote switch that provides the same functions as your camera’s shutter button (auto-focus, auto- exposure, and shutter release). When used simply as a remote release (no timer functions), the TC-80N3 does not require battery power.

Compatible Cameras

•EOS 1v, 1v-HS, and EOS 3 film cameras

•All versions of EOS-1D and EOS-1Ds

•EOS D30 and D60

•EOS 10D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 7D

•EOS 5D and 5D Mark II

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Controls and Functions

Plug

Display Panel

Mode

Button

Start/Stop	Jog Dial
Button

Display

Illuminator

Button

Release Button

Battery

Compartment

Connecting/Disconnecting the TC-80N3

1.Remove your camera’s remote control socket cover and place it in the holder provided on the back of the TC-80N3.

2.Insert the TC-80N3’s plug into your camera’s remote control socket by pressing the round black base of the plug. (Note: Touching the silver collar will prevent the plug from locking.) To remove the plug, grasp the silver collar and pull outward.

Setting a Time Amount

1.Press the Mode Button to select one of the three timing modes (self-timer, interval, or long exposure).

2.Press the Jog Dial to select the time unit you wish to set. Each time you press the dial, the time units will blink in the following order: Seconds → Minutes → Hours, in a

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continuous loop. When the time unit you wish to set is blinking, turn the Jog Dial to the amount you want.

3. After setting a time unit, press the Jog Dial once to register it. Time amounts can be set in single digit increments, up to:

Seconds: 59 Minutes: 59 Hours: 99

4.Repeat Step 3 for any additional time units you wish to set. Once a time unit has been registered it will no longer blink.

Self-timer Mode

1. Use the Jog Dial to set the desired delay time.

2. Press the Start/Stop button to start the self-timer. The Self-timer icon will start

blinking and the time display will count down. The shutter will release when the timer reaches zero (0). To pause the self-timer before the shutter releases, press the Start/Stop button. Press it again to resume.

•Do not use the TC-80N3 in combination with your camera’s self-timer. Doing so may interfere with the TC- 80N3's timer function.

•You can combine the self-timer with the Long Exposure Mode for Bulb exposures. Setting your camera to Bulb will result in a Bulb exposure only if you have set the the TC- 80N3 to Long Exposure Mode.

•If you combine the Long Exposure Mode and Interval Timer Mode, both will begin only after the Self-timer delay has elapsed.

Interval Timer Mode

1. Use the Jog Dial to set the desired time interval.

2. Press the Start/Stop button. The camera will immediately take the first

exposure. Note: If you want to program a sequence of exposures at a given interval you must set the exposure count to an amount greater than one. Subsequent exposures will be at the interval you have set.

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