Canon EOS 1 Instruction Manual - Page 70

Using the Self-Timer

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4. Using the Self-Timer [ ] Two built-in self-timer modes let you delay the exposure 10 seconds or 2 seconds from when you press the shutter button. When using the selftimer, place the camera on a tripod or a steady surface. AEB 1 Open the palm door and press the film winding mode selector. DRIVE • The film winding mode indicator appears in the LCD panel. • After the button is released, the timer CLEAR function keeps the film winding mode indicator displayed in the LCD panel for six seconds. 2 Turn the main dial to the left or right until the desired self-timer mode appears in the LCD panel. • 10 : 10-second timer • 2 : 2-second timer ONE SHOT Use the 10-second self-timer when taking a picture of a group of people or a scene that you want to be a part of, and use the 2-second self-timer when you want to minimize camera-shake (camera vibration induced when the shutter button is pressed) while taking close-up pictures or duplicate photos. 70

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4. Using the Self-Timer [
]
Two built-in self-timer modes let you delay the exposure 10 seconds or 2
seconds from when you press the shutter button. When using the self-
timer, place the camera on a tripod or a steady surface.
DRIVE
CLEAR
AEB
1
Open the palm door and press the
film winding mode selector.
• The film winding mode indicator
appears in the LCD panel.
After the button is released, the timer
function keeps the film winding mode
indicator displayed in the LCD panel
for six seconds.
2
Turn the main dial to the left or right
until the desired self-timer mode
appears in the LCD panel.
: 10-second timer
: 2-second timer
2
10
ONE SHOT
Use the 10-second self-timer when taking a picture of a group of people or a scene that
you want to be a part of, and use the 2-second self-timer when you want to minimize cam-
era-shake (camera vibration induced when the shutter button is pressed) while taking
close-up pictures or duplicate photos.