Canon IXUS 85 IS - Manual (Page 7)

Table of Contents 5
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Symbol Conventions in this Guide
About this Guide
: This mark denotes issues that may affect the camera’s
operation.
: This mark denotes additional topics that complement the
basic operating procedures.
Explanations in this guide are based on the camera’s default settings
at time of purchase.
Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. As a result,
the illustrations and screenshots used in this guide may differ from
the actual camera.
You can use SD memory cards, SDHC (SD High
Capacity) memory cards, MultiMediaCards, MMCplus
cards and HC MMCplus cards in this camera. These
cards are collectively referred to as memory cards in this
guide.
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You can set the time delay and the numbers of shots you wish to take
in advance.
* This may differ depending on your My Camera settings (p. 175) .
Using the Self-Timer
Available Shooting Modes p. 218
10 sec. Self-Timer: shoots 10 seconds after you press the shutter
button.
• 2 seconds before the shutter releases, the self-timer lamp and
sound speed up.
2 sec. Self-Timer: shoots 2 seconds after you press the shutter
button.
• At the same time as the shutter button is pressed, the self-timer
sound beeps rapidly*, the self-timer lamp blinks, and the shutter
releases 2 seconds later.
Custom Timer: you can change the delay time (0–10, 15, 20, 30 sec.)
and number of shots (1–10).
• When [Delay] is set to 2 or more seconds, the self-timer sound
beeps quickly 2 seconds before the shutter releases*. When
[Shots] is set to more than 1, the self-timer sound only beeps before
the first shot.
Mode switch position
Shooting (
)/Movie ( )/
Playback ( )
Some functions may not be
available in certain shooting
modes. If there is no notation
to that effect, the function
may be used in all modes.