Canon S51S Digital Camera User Manual


 
18
Using the Self-Timer
1. Press the / button (a) and use the W or X button to
cycle through self-timer settings (b).
When the shutter button is pressed fully, the self-timer lamp will
blink (when setting the red-eye reduction function, the self-timer
lamp will blink and then stay lit for the last 2 seconds).
To cancel the self-timer, press / button to display .
*1 May differ depending on My Camera settings (Advanced Guide p. 141).
*2 Default setting.
*3 Default setting is 3 shots.
10 sec. delay: The shutter releases 10 seconds after the shutter
button is pressed.
2 sec. before the shutter releases, the self-timer sound beeps*
1
quickly and the lamp will speed up.
2 sec. delay: The shutter releases 2 seconds after the shutter
button is pressed.
The self-timer sound beeps*
1
quickly when the shutter button is
pressed and the shutter will release 2 seconds later.
Custom Timer: You can change the delay time (0 – 10*
2
, 15, 20,
30 sec.) and number of shots (1 – 10*
3
) (p. 19).
When a delay time of over 2 seconds is set for the [Delay] option,
the self-timer sound beeps quickly 2 seconds before the shutter
releases. If multiple shots have been specified for the [Shots]
option, the sound will play for the first shot only.
This setting cannot be set in some shooting modes.
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See the Advanced Guide: Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 199).
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See Selecting a Shooting Mode (p. 11).