Canon PowerShot A490, Getting Started, Page: 104 / 175

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Shooting Using the Two Second Self-
Timer
The camera will shoot approximately two seconds after the shutter button is
pressed, avoiding any camera shake that occurs when pressing the shutter
button.
Choose
Î
.
●
After pressing the
p
button, press the
op
buttons to choose
Î
, then press he
m
button.
X
Once set,
Î
will appear on the screen.
●
Follow Step 3 on p. 57 to shoot.
Customizing the Self-Timer
You can set the time delay (0 – 30 seconds) and the number of shots (1 – 10
shots).
1 Choose
$
.
●
After pressing the
p
button, press the
op
buttons to choose
$
, then press the
n
button.
2 Choose the settings.
●
Press the
op
buttons to choose [Delay] or
[Shots].
●
Press the
qr
buttons to choose a value,
then press the
m
button.
●
Follow Step 3 on p. 57 to shoot.
What if the number of shots is set to two or more shots?
• • Exposure and white balance settings are set with he first shot.
• When you set the time delay for more than two seconds, the self-timer
lamp and sound speed up two seconds before the shutter releases
(when the flash will fire, the lamp lights).
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