Nikon Z8 User Manual page 567

Time-Lapse Video
The camera automatically takes photos at selected intervals to create a time-lapse video.
Option
[Start]
[Interval]
[Shooting time]
[Exposure
smoothing]
[Choose image
area]
[Video file type]
[Frame size/
frame rate]
[Interval priority]
Start time-lapse recording. Shooting starts after about 3 s and continues at
the interval selected for [Interval] for the time selected for [Shooting time].
Choose the interval between shots, in minutes and seconds.
Choose how long the camera will continue to take pictures, in hours and
minutes.
Selecting [ON] smooths abrupt changes in exposure.
Large changes in subject brightness during shooting may result in
apparent variations in exposure. This can be addressed by shortening the
interval between shots.
Exposure smoothing will not take effect in mode M if [OFF] is selected for
[ISO sensitivity settings] > [Auto ISO sensitivity control] in the photo
shooting menu.
Choose the image area for time-lapse videos from [FX] and [DX].
Choose the video file type for the final video.
Choose the frame size and rate for the final video. The options available vary
with the setting chosen for [Video file type].
[ON]: Enable interval priority to ensure that frames shot in modes P and A
are taken at the chosen interval.
- Release priority is enabled regardless of the options selected for Custom
Settings a1 [AF-C priority selection] and a2 [AF-S priority selection].
- If [ON] is selected for [ISO sensitivity settings] > [Auto ISO sensitivity
control] and the time chosen for [Minimum shutter speed] is longer
than the interval, the time selected for the interval will take priority over
the selected shutter speed.
[OFF]: Disable interval priority to ensure that photos are correctly exposed.
G button U C photo shooting menu
Description
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Time-Lapse Video