How to Focus on a Self-Timer With a Rebel
Like many other digital SRL cameras, the Canon Digital Rebel comes with a self-timer that's handy when you want to put yourself in the picture. But, like others, the Rebel doesn't automatically focus itself after the self-timer is activated. That means you need to bring the picture into focus before you start the timer. You have two options, one that uses the camera's autofocus system and one that requires you to manually focus the image.
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Instructions
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Pre-Focus the Picture
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Find a large object, such as your camera bag, or another person to use as a stand-in for yourself in the picture
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Move the camera into position, using a tripod or other support.
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Look through the viewfinder and frame the picture.
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Press the shutter button down halfway to focus the picture, making sure the camera is focused on the object being used as your stand-in.
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Set the self-timer, press the shutter button and move yourself into position in the photograph.
Use Manual Focus
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Move the focus switch found on the side of the lens closest to the camera body from "AF" to "MF," for manual focus.
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Move the camera into position, using a tripod or other support.
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Look through the viewfinder and frame the picture.
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Focus the image manually. Grip the focus ring on the lens and twist clockwise and counterclockwise, until the frame is focused on the area in which you will be standing.
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Set the self-timer, press the shutter button and move yourself into position in the photograph.
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