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Modern electronic cameras use digital timers.  Most digital timers have a set time (eg, 10 seconds) which counts down, giving beeps as warnings, and then trips the shutter.  Some electronic cameras offer the ability to select a desired length of time.
 
Modern electronic cameras use digital timers.  Most digital timers have a set time (eg, 10 seconds) which counts down, giving beeps as warnings, and then trips the shutter.  Some electronic cameras offer the ability to select a desired length of time.
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Revision as of 19:14, 10 July 2005

A self-timer is a mechanism built into the shutter release of a camera, which is used to trigger the shutter release after a set period of time.

Older mechanical self-timers, such as those on old Leicas, typically employed some sort of a resistance coil. The user would pre-wind the coil to load it with tension, and then it would unwind. When it finished unwinding it would trip the shutter release.

Modern electronic cameras use digital timers. Most digital timers have a set time (eg, 10 seconds) which counts down, giving beeps as warnings, and then trips the shutter. Some electronic cameras offer the ability to select a desired length of time.


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