Using The Self-Timer; Available Shooting Modes; You Can Set The Time Delay And The Numbers Of Shots You Wish To Take; In Advance - Canon IXUS 85 IS User Manual

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Using the Self-Timer

You can set the time delay and the numbers of shots you wish to take

in advance.

10 sec. Self-Timer: shoots 10 seconds after you press the shutter

button.

• 2 seconds before the shutter releases, the self-timer lamp and

sound speed up.

2 sec. Self-Timer: shoots 2 seconds after you press the shutter

button.

• At the same time as the shutter button is pressed, the self-timer

sound beeps rapidly*, the self-timer lamp blinks, and the shutter

releases 2 seconds later.

Custom Timer: you can change the delay time (0–10, 15, 20, 30 sec.)
and number of shots (1–10).

• When [Delay] is set to 2 or more seconds, the self-timer sound

beeps quickly 2 seconds before the shutter releases*. When

[Shots] is set to more than 1, the self-timer sound only beeps before

the first shot.
* This may differ depending on your My Camera settings
1
Press the
1. Use the
the Self-timer mode.
• Pressing the MENU button while this
screen is displayed will allow you to
set the delay and number of shots as
when Custom Timer is selected
(p. 65).
2
Shoot.
• When the shutter button is pressed fully, the self-timer lamp will
blink*.
* When using the flash by setting [Red-Eye Lamp] to [On] in [Flash Settings]
(p. 75), the self-timer lamp will stay lit for the last 2 seconds.
To Cancel the Self-Timer
Press the button and use the

Available Shooting Modes

button.
or button to change
(p. 175).
or button to select
p. 218
.