Canon PowerShot A420 PowerShot A430 / A420 Manuals Camera User Guide Advanced - Page 37

Using the Self-Timer

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z Ensure that the camera's date/time is set beforehand (p. 26). z The date stamp cannot be deleted from the image data once it has been set. Shooting Using the Self-Timer Shooting Mode You can set the shutter to a 10 sec. ( ) or 2 sec. delay ( ), or to a custom delay time and number of shots ( Custom Timer), for shooting after the shutter button is pressed. 1 FUNC. Menu * (Drive Mode) / / . See Menus and Settings (p. 21). zThe following occurs with each option. - : 2 sec. before the shutter releases, the self-timer sound and lamp will speed up. - : The self-timer sound will play when the shutter button is pressed and the shutter will release 2 sec. later. - : You can change the delay time and number of shots (p. 36). , , and modes cannot be set. * Default setting. 2 Shoot. zWhen the shutter button is pressed fully, the self-timer lamp will blink (when using Red-Eye Reduction, it will light before 2 sec.). To Cancel the Self-Timer Select in step1. Turning off the self-timer sound (p. 25). 35

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35
Shooting
You can set the shutter to a 10 sec. (
) or 2 sec. delay (
), or to a
custom delay time and number of shots (
Custom Timer), for shooting
after the shutter button is pressed.
To Cancel the Self-Timer
Select
in step1.
Turning off the self-timer sound (p. 25).
Ensure that the camera’s date/time is set
beforehand (p. 26).
The date stamp cannot be deleted from the image
data once it has been set.
Using the Self-Timer
Shooting Mode
1
FUNC. Menu
* (Drive
Mode)
/
/
.
See
Menus and Settings
(p. 21).
The following occurs with each
option.
-
: 2 sec. before the shutter
releases, the self-timer sound
and lamp will speed up.
-
: The self-timer sound will play when the shutter button
is pressed and the shutter will release 2 sec. later.
-
:
You can change the delay time and number of shots
(p. 36).
,
,
and
modes cannot be set.
*
Default setting.
2
Shoot.
When the shutter button is pressed fully, the self-timer lamp
will blink (when using Red-Eye Reduction, it will light before
2 sec.).