How do I release the shutter automatically using the self-timer and Face Self-Timer? (PowerShot SX500 IS / SX160 IS)
23-Aug-2012
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Solution
The camera can release the shutter automatically without pressing the shutter button.
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.
Restrictions with the self-timer function in certain shooting modes
1. Press the <Power> button on the camera.
2. Press the Down <directional button>.
3. The following screen appears.
Operate the <directional button> up or down, and select from [10 sec. Self-Timer] (
), [2 sec. Self-Timer] (
), or [Custom Timer] (
).
), [2 sec. Self-Timer] (), or [Custom Timer] ().After the settings are completed, press the <FUNC./SET> (
) button.
) button.REFERENCE
- If [Custom Timer] () is selected, you can set the delay to between 0 and 30 seconds, and the number of shots to between 1 and 10 shots.
To make the setting, press the <
> button to set [Delay] and [Shots].
> button to set [Delay] and [Shots].NOTE
- For movies shot using the self-timer, [Delay] represents the delay before recording begins, but the [Shots] setting has no effect.
- When you specify multiple shots, image brightness and white balance are determined by the first shot. More time is required between shots when the flash fires or when you have specified to take many shots. Shooting will stop　automatically when the memory card becomes full.
- When a delay longer than two seconds is specified, two seconds before the shot, the lamp blinking and self-timer sound will speed up. (When the flash fires, the lamp will remain lit.)
4.For Still Images: Press the shutter button halfway to focus on the subject, and then press it all the way down.
For Movies: Press the movie button.
NOTE
To cancel shooting after you have triggered the self-timer, press the (
) button.
) button.Please note that when the camera is in the following modes, there are restrictions to the available self-timer functions.
... No restrictions
... Cannot be set 
... 0-second delay cannot be set| Model | Self-timer | Shooting mode | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | |||
| PowerShot SX500IS / PowerShot SX160IS | 　 | | | | |
| [Delay] | | | | |
| [Shots] | | | | ||
The camera will shoot about 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.
1. Turn on the camera.
2. Set the <Mode Dial> to <SCN> (
).
).3.Press the <FUNC./SET> () button.
) button.4. The following screen appears.
Operate the <directional buttons> up or down to select [Shooting Mode].
(If no changes have been made to the settings so far, [Portrait] (
) will be displayed.)
) will be displayed.)Press the <FUNC./SET> button ().
).4. The following screen appears.
5.Operate the <directional buttons> left or right to select [Face Self-Timer]().
).After the settings are completed, press the <FUNC./SET> () button.
) button.6.The following screen appears.
REFERENCE
After selecting [Self-timer] (
) and pushing the <
>button, you can change the number of shots by operating the <directional buttons> left and right to select the number of shots and then pushing the <>button again.
) and pushing the <>button, you can change the number of shots by operating the <directional buttons> left and right to select the number of shots and then pushing the <>button again.
CAUTION
<>
>7. Compose the shot and press the <Shutter Button> halfway to focus.
Make sure a green frame is displayed around the face you focus on and white frames around other faces.
8. The following screen appears.
The camera now enters shooting standby mode, and [Look straight at camera to start count down] is displayed.
NOTE
The lamp blinks and the self-timer sound is played.
9. Join the subjects in the shooting area and look at the camera.
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.
NOTE
- To cancel shooting after you have triggered the self-timer, press the <> button.
- Even if your face is not detected after you join the others in the shooting area, the camera will shoot about 15 seconds later.