Using The Self-Timer - Canon EOS 550D Instruction Manual

Using the Self-timer
Press the <4 _ _®> button.
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$emeet the self-timer.
® Press the <_> key to select the
desired self=timer, then press <_>=
_®: lO=sec+ selfotimer
The remote control can also be
used. (p=204)
_2: 2-see. serfotimer* (p+106)
®c: 10-sec. se+f-tJmer p+us
continuous shots
Pressthe <AV> keyto setthe
numberof muitipte shots (2 to 10)
............................... to be taken withthe self-timer.
i_ Take the picture.
® Lookthroughthe viewfinder, f ocusthe subject,
then pressthe shutterbuttoncompletely.
t_*You can check the self-timer operation with
the self-timer lamp, beeper, and countdown
display (in seconds) on the LCD monitor.
_,, Two seconds before the picture is
taken, the self-timer lamp wiii stay on
and the beeper will sound faster.
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After taking self-timer shots, you should check the image for proper focus
and exposure (p.58"_
If you w_il not look through the viewfinder when you press the shutter
button, attach the eyepiece cover (p.205). If stray light enters the
viewfinder when the picture is taken, it may throw off the exposure.
When using me self-timer to shoot only yourself, use focus tock tp.48) on
an object at about the same distance as wnere you w+ll stand
To cancel the self-timer after it starts, press the <4 % _®> bu_on
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