Using the face self-timer – Canon PowerShot SX540 HS User Manual
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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting Modes
4
P Mode
6
Playback Mode
7
Wi-Fi Functions
8
Setting Menu
9
Accessories
10
Appendix
Index
5
Tv, Av, and M Mode
2
Compose the shot and press the
shutter button halfway.
●
Make sure a green frame is displayed
around the face you focus on and white
frames around other faces.
3
Press the shutter button all the way
down.
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The camera now enters shooting standby
mode, and [Look straight at camera to
start count down] is displayed.
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The lamp blinks and the self-timer sound
is played.
4
Join the subjects in the shooting
area and look at the camera.
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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.
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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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To change the number of shots, press the [ ][ ] buttons after
choosing [ ] in step 1.
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The zoom factor cannot be changed with the [
] button after you
press the shutter button all the way down.
4
Face the camera and wink.
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The camera will shoot about two seconds
after detecting a wink by the person
whose face is inside the frame.
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To cancel shooting after you have
triggered the self-timer, press the
[
] button.
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If the wink is not detected, wink again slowly and deliberately.
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Winking may not be detected if eyes are obscured by hair, a hat,
or glasses.
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Closing and opening both eyes at once will also be detected as a wink.
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If winking is not detected, the camera will shoot about 15 seconds
later.
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To change the number of shots, press the [ ][ ] buttons after
choosing [ ] in step 1.
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If no one is in the shooting area when the shutter button is
pressed all the way down, the camera will shoot after a person
enters the shooting area and winks.
●
The zoom factor cannot be changed with the [
] button after you
press the shutter button all the way down.
Using the Face Self-Timer
Still Images
Movies
The camera will shoot about two seconds after detecting that the face
of another person (such as the photographer) has entered the shooting
area (= 75) . This is useful when including yourself in group photos or
similar shots.
1
Choose [ ].
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Follow steps 1 – 2 in “Specific Scenes”
(= 59) and choose [ ], and then
press the [ ] button.
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Press the [ ][ ] buttons to choose [ ],
and then press the [ ] button.