Canon Digital Video Camcorder ZR20 - Manual (Page 61)

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Using the Full Range of Features
This is useful when you want to include yourself in the picture when recording
movies or still photographs.
1. Press the self-timer button on the body of the camcorder
or
the SELF TIMER button on the wireless controller.
• SELF-T appears in the display.
• To have the subject monitor recording, rotate the LCD panel 180° (
25).
2. Press the start/stop button.
• The camcorder starts to record after a 10-second countdown period (or after
2 seconds when you use the wireless controller). The time remaining counts
down in the display (e.g. “5 SEC”).
• SELF-T disappears from the display when recording begins.
3. Press the start/stop button to end recording.
2. Press a PHOTO button on the camcorder body or the wireless
controller.
• The camcorder automatically adjusts the focus 2 seconds before the
countdown is complete. The
F mark flashes white then turns green after the
focus and exposure are set. If you are using the wireless controller, the
F
mark starts flashing immediately after you press the PHOTO button.
• The camcorder takes the picture for approximately 6 seconds.
For stills
For movies
Setting the Self-Timer
START
/STOP PHOTO
MENU
SELF
TIMER
CAMERA
OFF
PLAY(VCR)
CAMERA
OFF
PLAY(VCR)
CAMERA
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