Nikon D300 User Manual page 339

Exposure delay mode
after the Shutter-release button
mirror raised—before the shutter is actually released.
Hopefully, during the one-second delay, camera vibrations
will die down and the image will be sharper.
There are two settings available in
Figure 4-45):
▪ On – The camera first raises the reflex (viewing) mirror
and then waits about one second before firing the shutter.
This allows the vibrations from the mirror movement to
dissipate before the shutter fires. Of course, this won't be
useful at all for shooting anything moving, or for any
type of action shots. But for slow shooters of static
scenes, this is great and keeps you from having to use
Mirror-Up
button presses to take a picture. It has the same effect as
MUP, but only requires one
and a one-second delay.
▪ Off – The shutter has no delay when this setting is
turned off.
Here are the screens and steps used to configure
delay mode (Figure
Figure 4-45. Exposure delay mode
introduces a delay of about one second
(MUP), which requires two
4-45):
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is pressed—and the reflex
Exposure delay mode
Shutter-release
Shutter-release button
(see
press
Exposure