The camera can release the shutter automatically without pressing the shutter button.
important:
The position and shape of the operation buttons, screens displayed, and setting items may differ according to the model you 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.
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] (
).
After the settings are completed, press the <FUNC./SET> (
) 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].
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－ ... The camera does not have this shooting mode.
| Model | Self-timer | Shooting mode |
|---|
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|---|
| PowerShot SX40 HS | | | － | | | | － | |
| [Delay] | | － | | | | － | |
| [Shots] | | － | | | | － | |
| PowerShot SX150 IS | | － | | － | | － | | |
| [Delay] | － | | － | | － | | |
| [Shots] | － | | － | | － | | |
Using Smart Shutter
If you set the [Shooting Mode] to [Smart Shutter] (
), the camera will use the face-detection function to perform various types of automatic shooting.
Shooting modes in which automatic shooting is possible using Smart Shutter
1. Set the <Mode dial> to [SCN] and then press the <Power> button.
2. Press the <FUNC./SET> () button.
3. The following screen appears.
Operate the <directional buttons> up or down to select [Shooting mode]*.
* If the settings have never been changed, the following shooting modes will be displayed.
- PowerShot SX40 HS ... () [Movie Digest]
- PowerShot SX150 IS ... (
) [Portrait]
4. The following screen appears.
Operate the <directional button> left or right to select [Smart Shutter] ().
After the settings are completed, press the <FUNC./SET> () button.
5. Press the <
>.
6. The following screen appears.
Operate the <directional button> left or right, select a shooting mode from [Smile] (
), [Wink Self-Timer] (
), and [Face Self-Timer] (
). For details on the shooting modes that can be set for [Smart Shutter], refer to the following table.
Operate the <directional button> up or down to select the number of shots.
After the settings are completed, press the <> button.
| Function | Description | Supplemental Information |
|---|
[Smile]
() | The camera will shoot, even without pressing the shutter button, when it detects a smile. | - If a smile is not detected, facing the camera and smiling with the mouth open to show some teeth will make it easier for the camera to detect the smile.
- You should switch to another mode when you finish shooting, or the camera will continue taking shots each time the camera detects a smile.
- You can also shoot by pressing the shutter button. |
[Wink Self-Timer]
() | Point the camera at a person and press the shutter button fully. The camera will shoot approximately two seconds after it detects a wink. | - Wink a bit slowly.
- A wink may not be detected if eyes are covered by hair or a hat, or when wearing glasses.
- Shutting eyes will also be detected as a wink.
- If a wink is not detected, the camera will automatically shoot after about 15 seconds later.
- If there are no people in the shot when the shutter button is pressed fully, the camera will shoot after a person enters the shot and winks. |
[Face Self-Timer]
() | The shutter will release approximately two seconds after the camera detects a new face.
You can use this when the photographer wants to be in the image, such as a group photo. | - To cancel shooting with the self-timer after the countdown has started, press the <> button
- If the camera cannot detect the face of a new subject that has entered the shot, it will shoot after about 15 seconds later. |
