How do I release the shutter automatically using the self-timer and Face Self-Timer?
28-Feb-2012
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Solution
The camera can release the shutter automatically without pressing the <Shutter Button>.
IMPORTANT
The position and shape of the operation buttons, screens displayed, and setting items may differ according to the model you use.
The self-timer can be used to shoot a group photo that includes the photographer or to prevent camera shake when pressing the <Shutter Button>.
Restrictions with the self-timer function in certain shooting modes
1. Press the <Power> button of the camera.
2. Press the <FUNC./SET> (
) button.
) button.3. The following screen appears.
Operate the <directional button> up or down to select [Self-Timer]
Operate the <directional button> left or right, and select from [10 sec. Self-Timer] (
), [2 sec. Self-Timer] (
) or [Custom Timer] (
).After the settings are completed, press the <FUNC./SET> () button.
) button.REFERENCE
- If [Custom Timer] () is selected, you can set the delay to between 0 and 30 seconds, and the number of shots to between 1 and 10 shots.
To make the setting, press the <
> button to set [Delay] and [Shots].
> button to set [Delay] and [Shots].NOTE
- For movies shot using the self-timer, [Delay] represents the delay before recording begins, but the [Shots] setting has no effect.
- When you specify multiple shots, image brightness and white balance are determined by the first shot. More time is required between shots when the flash fires or when you have specified to take many shots. Shooting will stop　automatically when the memory card becomes full.
- When a delay longer than two seconds is specified, two seconds before the shot, the lamp blinking and self-timer sound will speed up. (When the flash fires, the lamp will remain lit.)
Please note that when the camera is in the following modes, there are restrictions to the available self-timer functions.
... No restrictions
... Cannot be set
... 0-second delay cannot be set
| Model | Self-Timer | Shooting mode | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | |||
| PowerShot A1300 PowerShot A810 PowerShot A4000 IS PowerShot A3400 IS PowerShot A2400 IS PowerShot A2300 | 　 |  | |  | |
| [Delay] | | |  | |
| [Shots] | | | | ||
The camera will shoot about two seconds after detecting that the face of another person (such as the photographer) has entered the shooting area. This is useful when including yourself in group photos or similar shots.
1. Press the <Power> button of the camera.
2. Press the Up <directional button> repeatedly until a shooting mode other than [ 
] is displayed.
] is displayed.Press the <FUNC./SET> () button.
) button.3. The following screen appears.
Touch the [Shooting Mode] * in the upper-left corner of the screen.
* If no changes have been made to the settings so far, The followings [shooting Mode] will be displayed.
[Program AE] (
)
)4. The following screen appears.
Operate the <directional buttons> left or right to select [Face Self-Timer]().
).After the settings are completed, press the <FUNC./SET> () button.
) button.5. Compose the shot and press the <Shutter Button> halfway to focus.
Make sure a green frame is displayed around the face you focus on and white frames around other faces.
6. The following screen appears.
The camera now enters shooting standby mode, and [Look straight at camera to start count down] is displayed.
NOTE
The lamp blinks and the self-timer sound is played.
7. Join the subjects in the shooting area and look at the camera.
After the camera detects a new face, the lamp blinking and self-timer sound will speed up. (When the flash fires, the lamp will remain lit.) About two seconds later, the camera will shoot.
NOTE
- To cancel shooting after you have triggered the self-timer, press the <> button.
- Even if your face is not detected after you join the others in the shooting area, the camera will shoot about 15 seconds later.
REFERENCE
- If using the PowerShot A1300 / A810 / A4000 IS / A2400 IS / A2300...
To change the number of shots, press the Down <directional button>, press the <directional buttons> left or right to choose the number of shots, and then press the <FUNC./SET> () button. [Blink Detection] is only available for the final shot.
) button. [Blink Detection] is only available for the final shot.- If using the PowerShot A3400 IS...
To change the number of shots, touch [ 
], touch 
or 
to choose the number of shots, and then touch [ 
]. [Blink Detection] is only available for the final shot.
], touch or to choose the number of shots, and then touch [ ]. [Blink Detection] is only available for the final shot.You can cancel shooting after you have triggered the self-timer by touching the screen.