Canon S2 IS Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Useful Shooting Functions
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Using the Self-timer
1 Press button.
The current setting is displayed.
z Pressing the button cycles between
settings.
z You can switch between the (10 sec.),
(2 sec.) and (Custom Timer) options with the [Self timer] option in
the [ (Rec.)] menu (p. 76).
z When the self-timer is set to ( ), the shutter activates 10 (2)
seconds after the shutter button is pressed fully. With the option, the
specified number of shots are taken after the specified delay.
*May not be displayed, depending on mode.
2 Check that , or is
displayed and shoot the image.
z When is selected, the self-timer
sounds and the self-timer lamp starts
blinking when the shutter button is pressed
all the way. The blinking gets faster
approximately 2 seconds before the shutter trips.
z When is selected, the self-timer lamp blinks fast from the beginning,
and the shutter trips after approximately 2 seconds.
z When is selected and the shutter button is pressed all the way, the
custom self-timer behaves as follows according to the preset delay:
0 seconds: The shutter trips immediately.
1 second: A beep sounds and the self-timer lamp blinks fast until
the shutter trips approximately 1 second later.
2 to 30 seconds:A beep sounds and the self-timer lamp starts blinking.
Approximately 2 seconds before the shot, the self-timer
sounds (if customized), and the blinking gets faster.
z You can change the self-timer sound by changing the [Self-Timer Sound]
setting in the [ (My Camera)] menu
(p. 81)
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Mode Dial
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