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Special modes for other purposes, Shooting long exposures (long shutter), Using the face self-timer – Canon PowerShot SX410 IS User Manual

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Before Use

Basic Guide

Advanced Guide

1

Camera Basics

2

Auto Mode

3

Other Shooting Modes

5

Playback Mode

6

Setting Menu

7

Accessories

8

Appendix

Index

4

P Mode

4

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.

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.

To change the number of shots, after choosing [ ] in step 1,
press the [

] button, press the [ ][ ] buttons to choose the

number of shots, and then press the [

] button again. [Blink

Detection] (= 39) is only available for the final shot.

Shooting Long Exposures (Long Shutter)

Still Images

Movies

Specify a shutter speed of 1 – 15 seconds to shoot long exposures. In this

case, mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to prevent

camera shake.

1

Choose [ ].

Follow step 1 in “Specific Scenes”

(= 43) and choose [ ].

Special Modes for Other Purposes

Using the Face Self-Timer

Still Images

Movies

The camera will shoot about two seconds after detecting that the face of

another person (such as the photographer) has entered the shooting area

(= 56). This is useful when including yourself in group photos or similar

shots.

1

Choose [ ].

Follow step 1 in “Specific Scenes”

(= 43) and choose [ ].

2

Compose the shot and press the

shutter button halfway.

Make sure a green frame is displayed

around the face you focus on and white

frames around other faces.

3

Press the shutter button all the way

down.

The camera now enters shooting standby

mode, and [Look straight at camera to

start count down] is displayed.

The lamp blinks and the self-timer sound

is played.