Nikon D300 3 Start the timer

	3 Start the timer.
	Press the shutter-release
	button all the way down to
	start the timer. The self-timer
	lamp (AF-assist illuminator) 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.
	Raising the flash interrupts the timer. To restart, wait until the
k	flash-ready indicator is displayed in the viewfinder and press
	the shutter-release button halfway.

To turn the self-timer off before a photograph is taken, turn the release mode dial to another setting.

AA

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

ASee Also

For information on changing the timer duration, see Custom Setting c3 ([Self-timer delay], pg. 280). For information on setting a beep to sound during the timer count-down, see Custom Setting d1 ([Beep], pg. 281).

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