Canon PowerShot SD870 IS PowerShot SD870 IS DIGITAL ELPH / DIGITAL IXUS 860 IS - Page 75

Commonly Used Shooting Functions 73 Using the Self-Timer See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 238). 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 .