Canon a550 Hi, can someone tell me how to use this self timer in canon a550? i set the selftimer to 10 seconds but still i don't know how to use it. plz plz plz some one help me out.

Yes it does. See the "Using the Self-Timer" section beginning on page 62 of the manual: http://www.fixya.com/support/p900564-canon_powershot_a470_digital_camera/usermanual-A6A02C4-pdf

try to check this path: Press the Menu button, then press the top/bottom arrows on the Jog dial to select DRIVE. Press the right arrow and press the top/bottom arrows to select. Press the left arrow on the Jog dial to confirm the setting. If you take a
picture without pressing the OK button, the setting will be valid until the Menu is canceled. To take a picture using the selftimer, when the shutter is released, the Selftimer/Remote control signal lights for
approx. 10 seconds then blinks for approx. 2 seconds before the picture is taken. To stop the activated selftimer, press the Menu button.

Self timer function is mentioned on page-86 of manual.
Below image is part of user manual that will help you to turn on self timer.
Thanks.

There is the oclock icon on the round thing that called the dial control. The flash, flower, oclock, etc icons are on the dial control. The selftime icon looks like a oclock face.
Hit it one or more than one times and the icon will appear on LCD, so your done.
Should set the selftime at higher ( 10 second some like that ) that for you have time to be in the picture.

Page 72 and 73 of your advanced manual explains how to use this feature.

Basically you can have the camera selected to any mode on the mode dial - press Ok - right arrow to Mode Menu - highlight camera tab and left arrow over and then down arrow to the symbol that looks like a clock - this is the self timer option. right arrow over and make sure you select it to on - and then press ok.

Press the shutter button fully to
take the picture.
• Pressing the shutter button halfway locks
the focus and exposure.
• The self-timer lamp lights for
approximately 10 seconds, then starts
blinking. After blinking for approximately 2
seconds, the picture is taken.
• The self-timer mode is automatically canceled after one shot.

On the back of the camera is a button near the right hand side ogf the LCD screen - this is the self timer button. Use the control dial to set it for 12sec or 2sec.

1 Press the shutter button all the way.
• A picture is taken.
• The focus and exposure are locked when
the shutter button is pressed halfway.
• When Y12S is selected: First, the selftimer
lamp lights up for approximately 10
seconds, then it blinks for approximately 2
seconds and the picture is taken.
When Y2S is selected: The self-timer lamp
lights up for approximately 2 seconds, then
the picture is taken.
• To cancel the activated self-timer, press the button again.

Hey hpnotiq_babe,
Directions on how to set the self timer on this camera are on page 27 of your camera manual. I have included a link to a PDF download of your camera manual in case you need it. I have copied the instructions on how to set the self timer on your camera below. I hope this helps!

● Selecting the self-timer
1. Rotate the MODE DIAL to select a RECORDING
mode with the exception of VOICE RECORDING
mode.
2. Press the SELF-TIMER button until the desired
mode indicator displays on the LCD monitor.
A 10 second, 2 second or double self-timer icon
appears on the LCD monitor. In Movie Clip mode,
only the 10-second self-timer will work.
•2SEC self-timer ( )
: Pressing the shutter button will allow an
interval of 2 seconds before the image is
taken.
•10SEC self-timer ( )
: Pressing the shutter button will allow an
interval of 10 seconds before the image is taken.
•Double self-timer ( )
: A picture will be taken after about 10 seconds and 2 seconds later a
second picture will be taken. When using the flash, the 2-second self-timer
may be delayed for longer than 2 seconds depending on the flash charge
time.
3. When you press the SHUTTER button, the picture will be taken after the
specified time has elapsed.

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1. Make sure the camera is in shooting mode (silhouette of camera)
2. Press Func/Set button
3. Scroll down to Drive Mode icon (usually single square)
4. Use left/right arrow to select 2-sec or 10-sec delay (clock with 2 or 10 next to it)
5. Press Func/Set button

Now whenever you press the shutter button, the camera will delay 2 or 10 seconds before snapping the picture. Remember to set back to single shot (single square) or continuous shooting (three overlaid squares) mode when done.

Here's how it works.

Press the Menu button. (Some settings are unavailable in some modes.)
Press 'up arrow' or 'down arrow' to get to the 'Self Timer' option which looks like a clock set at 10 minutes to 10.
Press the OK button.
Press the Menu button to exit the menu.
(This setting will stay until you take a picture or turn the mode dial).

Good Luck

On page 37 of the basic manual, available as a download from the canon website, it says that if you click on the function menu button. That is the button on the back of your camera in the circle. It is between the lightning bolt and the flower. If you press that you will see at the bottom of your screen the option to change you self timer to 2 seconds, 10 seconds or C = a customized time you can set yourself.

Good luck