Nikon 25446 4 Start the timer

4 Start the timer.

Press the shutter-release button halfway to focus, and then press the button the rest of the way down to start the self-timer. The self-timer

lamp will start to blink and a beep will begin to sound. Two seconds before the photograph is taken, the self-timer lamp will stop blinking and the beeping will become more rapid. At default settings, the shutter will be released ten seconds after the timer starts.

The timer will not start if the camera is unable to focus or in other situations in h which the shutter can not be released.

The self-timer can be cancelled by selecting another release mode. Turning the camera off cancels self-timer mode and restores single frame or continuous mode.

DBulb

In self-timer mode, a shutter speed of Ais equivalent to approximately 1/10 s.

ASee Also

For information on changing the timer duration and choosing the number of shots taken, see Custom Setting c3 (Self-timer, pg. 179). For information on setting a beep to sound as the timer counts down, see Custom Setting d1 (Beep, pg. 180).

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