Nikon D780 DSLR Camera (Body Only) - Manual (Page 361)

315 Other Shooting Options
Use the [ Time-lapse movie ] item in the photo shooting menu
to create silent time-lapse movies from photos taken
automatically at a selected interval.
Time-Lapse Movie Options
Creating a Movie from Photos (Time-
Lapse Movie)
Option Description
[ Start ]
Start time-lapse recording. Shooting starts after about
3 s and continues at the selected interval for the
selected shooting time.
[ Interval ]
Choose the interval between shots in minutes and
seconds.
[ Shooting
time ]
Choose how long the camera will continue to take
pictures (hours and minutes).
[ Exposure
smoothing ]
Selecting [ On ] smooths abrupt changes in exposure in
modes other than M (note that exposure smoothing
only takes effect in mode M if auto ISO sensitivity
control is on). Large changes in subject brightness
during shooting may result in apparent variations in
exposure, in which case it may be necessary to shorten
the interval between shots.