Self-Timer Mode - Nikon D2Hs User Manual

Self-Timer Mode

The self-timer can be used to reduce camera shake or for self-portraits. To
use the self-timer:
1
Mount the camera on a tripod (recommended) or place the camera on a
stable, level sur face.
2
Press the shoot ing mode dial lock release and
ro tate the shoot ing mode dial to select
(self-tim er mode).
3
Frame the photograph and fo cus. If autofo-
cus is in effect, be sure not to block the lens
when activating the self-timer. In single-servo
autofocus (
tak en if the in-focus (●) indicator ap pears in
the viewfi nder.
Close the Viewfi nder Eyepiece Shutter
In exposure modes other than manual, close
the viewfi nder eyepiece shutter after focusing.
This pre vents light entering via the viewfi nder
from in ter fer ing with exposure.
4
Press the shutter-release button all the way down to start the self-timer.
The self-tim er lamp will start to blink, stopping two sec onds be fore the
pho to graph is tak en.
To turn the self-timer off before a pho to graph is tak en, turn the mode dial
to an oth er set ting.
In self-timer mode, a shutter speed of
c4—Self-timer (
Self-timer delay can be set to 2 s, 5 s, 10 s (the default setting), or 20 s.
120
70), pho to graphs can only be
185)
Delaying Shutter Release
is equivalent to approximately 1 / s.
3