topic Re: Canon R7 - Is there no way to set a custom timer? Only 2 and 10 second options? in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

Canon R7 - Is there no way to set a custom timer? Only 2 and 10 second options?

Computerfly — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 05:23:47 GMT

This makes no sense. My old G7X had a custom timer but this upscale R7 doesn't? I just need to take a photo after 5 seconds (long enough for the tripod to stop moving in overhead shots). 10 seconds is ridiculous, and the fact I can't set this camera to take a single photo after a custom number of seconds is also ridiculous. What am I missing? There is no way to set a custom timer?

Re: Canon R7 - Is there no way to set a custom timer? Only 2 and 10 second options?

Waddizzle — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 09:54:37 GMT

Welcome to the Community. You need to use an intervalometer, be it internal or external.

I sm not familiar with the G7X, so I am not able to discuss its features. It’s a different class of camera, one which I have no experience. Point and Shoot.

All the DSLRs, however, do seem to have built in 2/10 shutter delay timers, as do most of the R Series bodies.

The more advanced bodies include an internal intervalometer. I would suspect that your camera model includes one. Hope this helps.

Re: Canon R7 - Is there no way to set a custom timer? Only 2 and 10 second options?

SignifDigits — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:39:51 GMT

What are you trying to accomplish that isn't being accommodated by 10 or 20 seconds?

The R7 manual is at https://cam.start.canon/en/C005/manual/html/index.html I see no way to reset the pre-programmed delays. There are two workarounds. There is an option using the MF-N button to take multiple 10 second shots. Another way is to is to set your internal timer in the Camera menu for just two timed internal shots and toss the first one.

A third solution is to use your phone to trigger the shutter remotely via the Cannon Connect software on your phone. This will also allow you to compose and change some of the settings remotely.

Hopefully one of these options will address your need for delay settings.

Re: Canon R7 - Is there no way to set a custom timer? Only 2 and 10 second options?

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:52:22 GMT

Interval timer shooting is what you want, here's the page in the manual describing how to set it up.

https://cam.start.canon/en/C005/manual/html/UG-04_Shooting-1_0330.html

Re: Canon R7 - Is there no way to set a custom timer? Only 2 and 10 second options?

stevet1 — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:38:18 GMT

Computerfly,

One option might be to take a 4K Time lapse movie, and then extract individual frames from the movie.

Steve Thomas

Re: Canon R7 - Is there no way to set a custom timer? Only 2 and 10 second options?

Computerfly — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:07:54 GMT

Steve, thanks, but I'm not looking for a workaround. It's pretty clear this isn't possible on these cameras. I'm not looking to increase my workload because Canon can't be bothered to add one small addition to something other cameras, including their own, already do. 60 pages of menus in this camera but a simple thing someone might actually need? Nah, too much trouble.

https://support.usa.canon.com/kb/s/article/ART108936

Here is what I'm looking for.. right there in the G cameras. "Any time 0-10, 15, 20 etc.." and a custom # of photos. And you know what they could do? GET RID OF THE 2 and 10 second timers and just have 1 timer that the user custom sets? GASP at the work that would take. Or even just add a 5 second option. But these hard set 2 and 10 timers just don't work for everything.

Re: Canon R7 - Is there no way to set a custom timer? Only 2 and 10 second options?

SignifDigits — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 01:50:50 GMT

I think I'm missing something. From the G camera manual:

"(Custom Timer) option, the specified number of shots are taken after the specified delay when the shutter button is pressed fully. You can change the delay time (0-10, 15, 20, 30 sec.) and number of shots shots (1-10)."

From the R7 manual (see below) it seems the differences from the Custom Timer above are: 1) The first shot is not delayed, 2) the intervals of subsequent shots are at least perhaps comparable "Any time 0-10, 15, 20 etc.."- as they are from 1 second to nearly 100 hours (I suspect that "Any time" might have been an exaggeration), and 3) the number of shots is either 1-99 or infinite (until a second shutter release), which is clearly more expansive than "(1-10)". Sorry, but what am I missing that makes 1) or 2) (as 3) is clearly an improvement in capability) above so catastrophic to your workflow?

Re: Canon R7 - Is there no way to set a custom timer? Only 2 and 10 second options?

Computerfly — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 04:09:50 GMT

Hi Sig. Doing that for every shot, I then have a minimum of double the images I need. What you're missing is that now I have to go through 400 ( instead of the intended 200) photos and delete the initial shots.

There is no reason that a supposedly superior camera can't do what a 'lesser' camera can, particularly when it is a simple change in the firmware.