How do I set the self timer on my cannon a560 camera?

From the menu, select Drive Mode (third item from the top) then one of the self-timer options.

select the option self timer and set the time in seconds. Set the camera in a firm ground or stand and give a pose. And there you are. Please vote if you like this solution. Thank you

First you press the self timer button. Then press the shutter button to start the timer.
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There's a button with a clock next to it. Press that button and put your camera where you want it. Press the shutter release half way, to get focused. When you press it the whole way down, the timer will start and you will have 8-10 seconds. There is normally a burst of a few flashes when it takes the picture.

The self timer is explained in the user manual on page 45. You may download a copy of the user manual from here

http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/starbattery/a520manual.pdf

the manual has 161 pages, the direction is the 47th page. the title of the page is

SELF-TIMER

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Technical devices get sometimes so complicated that they are useless. What I have been seeking on my ShureShot 560 camera for the last two years is a self-timer. I select it in the menu, press the menu button, and no self-timer again. Which one of the thousands of combinations the camera can supposingly accommodate is going wrong? Is there a trick everybody else knows omitted in the Guidebook, or my camera is defective?

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Once you have the self-timer set, simply press the shutter release button as you normally would to take a picture, and the timer will start.

when in picture mode, press "set" then go to "drive mode" and choose either 10 or 2 seconds

when in picture mode, press "set" then go to "drive mode" and choose either 10 or 2 seconds

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