Nikon D300 User Manual page 734

Here are the three steps to use the
configured (or left on factory defaults):
1. Use the Release mode dial
little symbol between
and between the
D300S).
2. Frame the photograph and focus the camera. If
priority is selected, you will not be able to start the
self-timer unless the little green focus light is on in the
Viewfinder.
3. Press the
run like the wind for your position in the group. (Or, if
you are using the self-timer as a cheap cable release, just
stand there looking cool instead.) The
illuminator
will start. When the last two seconds arrive, the
AF-assist illuminator
will double in speed. You are out of time once the
beeping speeds up! The image is taken at about the time
the beeping stops.
Tips on Stopping the Self-Timer
If you want to stop the self-timer, all you have to do is
raise the flash. If the flash is already raised, just lower it
and raise it again. Or you could just turn the camera off. Of
course, that's like turning off your home computer while
the operating system is busy with some task and will
probably result in your memory card bursting into flames,
your lens elements unseating, or some other ugly thing
Lv
Q (Quiet) and
Shutter-release button
will blink once per second and the beeping
will stop blinking and the beeping
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self-timer
to select Self-timer
and MUP modes on the D300
MUP
all the way down and
after it has been
mode (the
modes on the
Focus
AF-assist