Canon 70d How To Set Timer

Solution

The camera tin can be ready to release the shutter automatically.

IMPORTANT

The position and shape of the operation buttons, screens displayed, and setting items may differ co-ordinate to the model y'all use.

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.

1. Press the [Power] push button to plough the camera on.

2. Press the [ ] push, and when the carte items are displayed, printing the [ ], [ ] buttons and select [Self-timer].

3. Press the [ ] push button to admission [Self-timer] items.

iv. Printing the [ ], [ ] buttons, cull [ ] ( 10-2nd self-timer ), and then press the [ ] button.

NOTE

With the self-timer, you lot can include yourself in group photos or other timed shots. The photographic camera will shoot near ten seconds after y'all printing the shutter push button.

2-second self-timer

This option delays shutter release until most two seconds after you have pressed the shutter push. If the camera is unsteady while y'all are pressing the shutter button, it will non affect your shot.

Custom timer

You tin can specify the delay (0 – xxx seconds) and number of shots (1 – 10).

5. Once the setting is consummate, [ ] is displayed on the screen.

6. Shoot.

For Still Images: Printing the shutter button halfway to focus on the discipline, and so press it all the way downwardly.

For Movies: Press the movie button.

In one case you start the self-timer, the lamp will glimmer and the camera will play a selftimer sound.
Ii seconds earlier the shot, the blinking and sound will speed up. (The lamp volition remain lit in case the wink fires.)

REFERENCE

To cancel shooting subsequently you have triggered the cocky-timer, press the [MENU] button.
To restore the original setting, choose [ ] in step 3.

Using the Face Cocky-timer

The camera volition shoot most 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.

Of import

i. Printing the [Ability] button to turn the photographic camera on.

two. If the shooting mode is fix to [AUTO], press the [ ] button.

[P] has been selected in the example image below.

NOTE

If the camera is set to a mode other than [AUTO], this setting is not necessary.

iii. Press the [ ] button to brandish the menu items, and so press the [ ], [ ] buttons to select [Shooting mode].

4. Press the [ ] button to access the [Shooting way] items, press the [ ], [ ] buttons to select [ ] and then press the [ ] button.

REFERENCE

You can change the number of shots for the Confront Self-Timer.

v. Compose the shot and printing the shutter push halfway.

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

6. Press the shutter button all the way downward.

The camera now enters shooting standby manner, and [Look direct at camera to commencement count downward] is displayed.

The lamp blinks and the self-timer sound is played.

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

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

REFERENCE

To cancel shooting later you lot have triggered the cocky-timer, printing the [Menu] push button.
Even if your face is non detected after you join the others in the shooting expanse, the camera volition shoot about 15 seconds later.