Nikon D80 - Manual (Page 49)

37 Reference: More on Photography (All Modes) / Choosing a Shooting Mode
Self-Timer Mode
The self-timer can be used to reduce camera shake or for self-portraits.
1
Mount the camera on a tripod or place the camera on a stable, level surface.
2
Press the button until is displayed in the control panel.
3
Frame the photograph. Before taking a photograph with the fl ash in P, S, A, or M modes
( 45), press the button to raise the fl ash and wait for the indicator to be displayed
in the viewfi nder ( 40). The timer will stop if the fl ash is raised after the timer has
started.
4
In modes other than M, remove the viewfi nder eyepiece cup
and insert the supplied DK-5 eyepiece cap as shown. This pre-
vents light entering via the viewfi nder interfering with expo-
sure.
5
Press the shutter-release button halfway to focus, and then
press the button the rest of the way down to start the self-tim-
er. 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 which the
shutter can not be released.
The self-timer can be cancelled by selecting another shooting mode. Turning the camera off
cancels self-timer mode and restores single frame or continuous shooting mode.
Bulb
In self-timer mode, a shutter speed of is equivalent to approximately / s.
1 — Beep ( 86)
This option controls the beep that sounds during the self-timer count-down.
29 — Self-timer ( 99)
Self-timer delay can be set to 2 s, 5 s, 10 s (the default setting), or 20 s.