Can the Canon EOS 500D take 10 self-timer shots 10 seconds apart?
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I’m using a Canon EOS 500D and want to take couple self-portraits without touching the camera. I can set the camera to take multiple shots after a self-timer delay, but right now it shoots 10 frames in quick succession instead of spacing them out.
Is there a built-in setting on the EOS 500D to take 10 photos with a 10-second interval between each shot, or does the camera only support a 10-second delay before a burst? I also have a Canon remote if that helps.
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The first option, and i guess that is what you activated can be found here:
The Canon T2i's Drive setting also accesses three Self-Timer modes, which open the shutter 10 or 2 seconds after the Shutter button is pressed, giving you time to dash around in front of the camera. The third mode will take a programmable amount of shots (2 to 10 shots), after a 10 second delay. A Remote Control mode works with the dedicated and wireless remote units as well. source
(also accesible for the 500d)
My second suggestion is the Magic Lantern addon for the canon (compatible with canon 500d).
By adding this firmware to the camera you will have access to the integrated intervalometer where you can set the amount of time between shots.
(This firmware addon adds a lot of new tools apart from the intervalometer. (focus peak, exposure braketing, stack focus, follow focus You can find out more about the magic lantern firmware on this site: Magic Lantern)
Intervalometer: ON/OFF
Take pictures or movies at fixed intervals. You can stop the intervalometer by rotating the mode dial. Settings: Duration between two shots. Bulb ramping option (see below). In movie mode only: duration of a movie clip.
I have been using this firmware addon in combination with the Canon 550D for over a year now for creating Timelapses and long exposures.
Even for a beginner Magic Lantern is simple to install and use.
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On the EOS 500D, the built-in self-timer mode can give you a 10-second delay before shooting, and one self-timer option lets you choose a series of 2–10 shots. However, those shots are taken consecutively as a burst, not with 10-second gaps between each frame.
So if you want 10 photos spaced 10 seconds apart, that is not a standard built-in function of the 500D’s normal drive/self-timer modes.
To get true timed intervals between shots, you would need an intervalometer function, such as Magic Lantern on a compatible 500D, which adds an interval timer feature. A remote can trigger the camera, but it does not by itself create repeated 10-second intervals unless it has its own timer functionality.
In short: built-in camera setting = 10-second delay, then burst; interval shooting every 10 seconds = needs intervalometer support.
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