T3i IR 10-sec delay

jdrouse — Sat, 17 May 2014 23:37:28 GMT

Hi there!

I have a T3i and a I have an IR remote. I want to change the delay from the default 10 seconds to instant (or at least 2-seconds). Can anyone help me find a way to do this. I'm afraid its not possible. Why wouldnt this be possible!?

Thanks for any help!

Regards,

-John

Re: T3i IR 10-sec delay

TCampbell — Sun, 18 May 2014 15:28:40 GMT

See page 89 of your user manual.

On the 4-way navigator buttons, the left button (left of the "Set" button on the back) is the Drive button which accesses the menus to set the drive mode. There should be a choice that shows a clock with a "2" in the corner (2-second delay). The clock with no number displayed is the 10-second delay.

I'm not sure which IR remote you have. If you are using the Canon RC-6 remote, there is a switch on the back of the remote (not on the camera) that switches between immediate mode vs. 2-second delay mode.

If you put the camera in 2-second delay mode, but then tell the remote to use immediate mode, the camera will actually take the photo immediately.

The benefit of the 2-second delay is that it gives you just a moement to hide or palm the remote when taking self-portraits so you don't end up with photographs showing a remote pointed at the camera.

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