Canon A470 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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You can set the time delay and the numbers of shots you wish to take
in advance.
Using the Self-Timer
Available Shooting Modes p. 178
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.
When you press the shutter button, the self-timer sound will beep
rapidly, the self-timer lamp will blink and the shutter will release 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 2, the self-timer sound only beeps
before the first shot.
This function cannot be used in Movie mode.
1
Configure the self-timer
mode.
1. Press the FUNC./SET button.
2. Use the S or T button to select
and the W or X button to change the
option.
3. Press the FUNC./SET button.
2
Shoot.
When you press the shutter button fully, the self-timer lamp will
blink.*
* When [Red-Eye Lamp] in [Flash Settings] is set to [On], the self-timer lamp
will light 2 seconds before the flash fires (p. 70).