Reference Manual

138 The i Menu
❚❚ The Self-Timer
In self-timer mode, pressing the shutter-release button starts a
timer, and a photo is taken when the timer expires.
1 Select Release mode in the i menu,
highlight Self-timer, and press 3.
2 Choose the self-timer release delay
and number of shots.
Press J when settings complete.
3 Frame the photograph and focus.
In release-priority focus modes,
including AF-S, the timer will not start
unless the camera is able to focus.
4 Start the timer.
Press the shutter-release button all
the way down to start the timer. A E
icon will appear in the display and the
self-timer lamp will start to flash,
stopping two seconds before the
photograph is taken.
D Taking Multiple Shots
Use Custom Setting c2 (Self-timer) to choose the number of shots
taken, and the interval between the shots taken, when the self-timer
finishes counting down.