Self-Timer Function - Canon EOS A2 Instructions Manual

12. Self-timer Function
When using the self-timer, place the camera
ona tripod or a steady surface. The picture is
Pressing the shutter button with your eye away
from the viewfinder may allow light to enter the
viewfinder and trick the metering system into
setting a wrong exposure. To prevent this from
happening, remove the eye cup from the
eyepiece and cover the eyepiece with the
cover provided on the strap before pressing
the shutter button.
taken approximately 10 seconds after you
press the shutter button.
1) Press the self-timer button.
* X) appears in the LCD panel.
2) Compose the picture and press the shut-
ter button halfway to focus the subject and
set the exposure.
3) Press the shutter button completely.
* A beeper tone is heard and the picture
is taken after a 10-second delay. The
self-timer lamp starts blinking two sec-
onds before the picture is taken.
4) When finished using the self-timer, press
the self-timer button again to cancel the
self-timer mode.
e Pressing the self-timer button before the
picture is taken will cancel self-timer
mode and stop the countdown.
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