Canon TC80N3 Fascicule

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The TC-80N3 Timer/Remote Controller is a programmable 

electronic shutter release. When you connect it to your EOS SLR 

or DSLR it will allow you to control:

1.  when

 the shutter opens (self-timer mode)

2.  how frequently

 the shutter opens (interval

timer mode)

3.  how long

 the shutter stays open (long-exposure timer 

mode)

4.  how many exposures 

the camera will make in total 

(exposure count mode)

You can also combine modes: For example, you can program 

the controller to wait five minutes, release the shutter, then take 

a total of 25 exposures at five minute intervals. Refer to the 

Combinations Chart for more details.

The TC-80N3 also includes a remote switch that provides the 

same functions as your camera’s shutter button (auto-focus, auto-

exposure, and shutter release). When used simply as a remote 

release (no timer functions), the TC-80N3 does not require battery 

power. 

•  EOS 1v, 1v-HS, and EOS 3 film cameras

•  All versions of EOS-1D and EOS-1Ds

•  EOS D30 and D60

•  EOS 10D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 7D

•  EOS 5D and 5D Mark II

continuous loop. When the 

time unit you wish to set is 

blinking, turn the Jog Dial to 

the amount you want.

3.    After setting a time unit, 

press the Jog Dial once to 

register it. Time amounts 

can be set in single digit 

increments, up to:

             Seconds: 59     Minutes: 59     Hours: 99

4.   Repeat Step 3 for any additional time units you wish to set. 

Once a time unit has been registered it will no longer blink.

1.    Use the Jog Dial to set 

the desired delay time.

2.    Press the Start/Stop 

button to start the self-timer. 

The Self-timer icon will start 

blinking and the time display will count down. The shutter will 

release when the timer reaches zero (0). To pause the self-timer 

before the shutter releases, press the Start/Stop button. Press it 

again to resume.

•  Do not use the TC-80N3 in combination with your 

camera’s self-timer. Doing so may interfere with the TC-

80N3's timer function.

•  You can combine the self-timer with the Long Exposure 

Mode for Bulb exposures. Setting your camera to Bulb will 

result in a Bulb exposure only if you have set the the TC-

80N3 to Long Exposure Mode.

•  If you combine the Long Exposure Mode and Interval 

Timer Mode, both will begin only after the Self-timer delay 

has elapsed.

1.   Use the Jog Dial to set the 

desired time interval.

2.   Press the Start/Stop 

button. The camera will 

immediately take the first 

exposure. Note: If you want to program a sequence of exposures 

at a given interval you must set the exposure count to an amount 

greater than one. Subsequent exposures will be at the interval 

you have set.

Display Panel

Jog Dial

Release Button

Start/Stop 

Button

Mode 

Button

Display 

Illuminator 

Button

Battery 

Compartment

Plug

1.  Remove your camera’s remote control socket cover and 

place it in the holder provided on the back of the TC-80N3.

2.  Insert the TC-80N3’s plug into your camera’s remote control 

socket by pressing the round black base of the plug. (Note: 

Touching the silver collar will prevent the plug from locking.) 

To remove the plug, grasp the silver collar and pull outward.

1.  Press the Mode Button to select one of the three timing   

modes (self-timer, interval, or long exposure).

2.  Press the Jog Dial to select the time unit you wish to set. 

Each time you press the dial, the time units will blink in 

the following order: Seconds → Minutes → Hours, in a