After the settings are completed, press the ) button.

Operate the ), [2 sec. Self-Timer] (
) or [Custom Timer] (
).

After the settings are completed, press the ) 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].

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.)

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^{... 0-second delay cannot be set}

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Model	Self-timer		Shooting mode
PowerShot ELPH 520 HS / IXUS 500 HS PowerShot ELPH 110 HS / IXUS 125 HS	?????????
		[Delay]
		[Shots]

Using Smart Shutter

If you set the [Rec. Mode] to [Smart Shutter] (
), the camera will use the face-detection function to perform various types of automatic shooting.

1. Set the ) and then press the

2. Press the ) button.

3. The following screen appears.

Operate the ) will be displayed).

After the settings are completed, press the ) button.

4. The following screen appears.

Operate the ).

After the settings are completed, press the ) button.

5. The following screen appears.

Press the <
> button.

6. The following screen appears.

Operate the ), [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

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.	- Each time the camera detects a smile, it will shoot after the lamp lights. - 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 stop shooting after the timer starts, 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.

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