How do I release the shutter automatically using the self-timer and Face Self-Timer?

The camera can release the shutter automatically without pressing the ⋖Shutter Button⋗.

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Using the self-timer

The self-timer can be used to shoot a group photo that includes the photographer or to prevent camera shake when pressing the ⋖Shutter Button⋗.

Restrictions with the self-timer function in certain shooting modes

1. Press the ⋖Power⋗ button of the camera.

2. Press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () button.

3. The following screen appears.

Operate the ⋖directional button⋗ up or down to select [Self-Timer]

Operate the ⋖directional button⋗ left or right, and select from [10 sec. Self-Timer] (), [2 sec. Self-Timer] () or [Custom Timer] ().

After the settings are completed, press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () button.

Please note that when the camera is in the following modes, there are restrictions to the available self-timer functions.

^{... No restrictions}

^{... Cannot be set}

^{... 0-second delay cannot be set}

Model	Self-Timer		Shooting mode
PowerShot A1300 PowerShot A810 PowerShot A4000 IS PowerShot A3400 IS PowerShot A2400 IS PowerShot A2300
		[Delay]
		[Shots]

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If [Custom Timer] () is selected, you can set the delay to between 0 and 30 seconds, and the number of shots to between 1 and 10 shots.

To make the setting, press the ⋖⋗ button to set [Delay] and [Shots].

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Using the Face Self-Timer

The camera will shoot about two seconds after detecting that the face of another person (such as the photographer) has entered the shooting area. This is useful when including yourself in group photos or similar shots.

1. Press the ⋖Power⋗ button of the camera.

2. Press the Up ⋖directional button⋗ repeatedly until a shooting mode other than [ ] is displayed.

Press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () button.

3. The following screen appears.

Touch the [Shooting Mode] * in the upper-left corner of the screen.

* If no changes have been made to the settings so far, The followings [shooting Mode] will be displayed.

[Program AE] ()

4. The following screen appears.

Operate the ⋖directional buttons⋗ left or right to select [Face Self-Timer]().

After the settings are completed, press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () button.

5. Compose the shot and press the ⋖Shutter Button⋗ halfway to focus.

Make sure a green frame is displayed around the face you focus on and white frames around other faces.

6. The following screen appears.

The camera now enters shooting standby mode, and [Look straight at camera to start count down] is displayed.

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7. Join the subjects in the shooting area and look at the camera.

After the camera detects a new face, the lamp blinking and self-timer sound will speed up. (When the flash fires, the lamp will remain lit.) About two seconds later, the camera will shoot.

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To cancel shooting after you have triggered the self-timer, press the ⋖⋗ button.

Even if your face is not detected after you join the others in the shooting area, the camera will shoot about 15 seconds later.

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