The camera can release the shutter automatically without pressing the shutter button.
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 <FUNC./SET> (
) button.
3. The following screen appears.
Operate the <directional buttons> up or down to select [Self-Timer].
Operate the <directional button> left or right, 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.
1. Press the <
> button.
2. Turn the <Control Ring> to set the delay.
3. Operate the <Directional Button> left or right to set the number of shots.
4. Press the <FUNC./SET> () 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 S100 | | | | | | |
| [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.
[Movie Digest] ()
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. The following screen appears.
Press the <
> button.
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] ([[|G0097774||3). 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 <FUNC./SET> () 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. |
