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4Choose the number of intervals and 
number of shots per interval.
Press 4 or  2 to highlight number of 
intervals or number of shots; press  1 or  3 to 
change.
 Press  2 to continue.
5Start shooting.
Highlight  On and press  J (to return to the 
shooting menu without  starting the interval 
timer, highlight  Off and press  J).
 The first 
series of shots will be  taken at the specified 
starting time, or after about 3 s if  Now was 
selected for  Choose start time  in Step 2.
 Shooting will continue at the selected 
interval until all shots have been taken.
 Note that because the shutter speed, 
frame rate, and time needed to record images may vary from one interval to the 
next, the time between the end of one interval and the beginning of the next 
may vary.
 If shooting can not proceed at current settings (for example, if a 
shutter speed of  A is currently selected in ma nual exposure mode or the 
start time is in less than a minute), a  warning will be displayed in the monitor.
DOut of Memory
If the memory card is full, the interval timer will remain active but no pictures will be taken.
 
Resume shooting ( 0 167) after deleting some pictures or turning the camera off and 
inserting another memory card.
ACover the Viewfinder
To prevent light entering via the viewfinder interfering with exposure, remove the rubber 
eyecup and cover the viewfinder with the supplied DK-5 eyepiece cap ( 086).
Number of
intervals Number 
of shots/ interval To t a l  
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AInterval Timer Photography
Interval timer photography can not be combined with long time-exposures (bulb 
photography,  079) or live view ( 049) or time-lapse ( 0168) photography and is not 
available in movie live view ( 057) or when  Record movies  is selected for Custom Setting g4 
( Assign shutter button , 0 248).
ARelease Mode
Regardless of the release mode selected, the camera will take the specified number of shots 
at each interval.
 Photographs will be taken at up to 6 shots per second in  CH (continuous 
high-speed mode) or at up to 3 shots per second in  M mode.
 In S (single frame) and  CL 
(continuous low-speed) modes, photographs will be taken at the rate chosen for Custom 
Setting d5 ( CL mode shooting speed , 0 229). In modes  J and  M, camera noise will be 
reduced.
ABracketing
Adjust bracketing settings before  starting interval timer photography.
 If exposure, flash, or 
ADL bracketing is active while interval timer ph otography is in effect, the camera will take 
the number of shots in the bracketing program at each interval, regardless of the number of 
shots specified in the interval timer menu.
 If white balance bracketing is active while interval 
timer photography is in effect, the camera will take one shot at each interval and process it 
to create the number of copies specified in the bracketing program.
ADuring Shooting
During interval timer photography, the  Q icon in the control panel 
will flash.
 Immediately before the next shooting interval begins, the 
shutter speed display will show the number of intervals remaining, 
and the aperture display will show the number of shots remaining in 
the current interval.
 At other times, the number of intervals 
remaining and the number of shots in each interval can be viewed by pressing the shutter-
release button halfway (once the button is released, the shutter speed and aperture will be 
displayed until the standby timer expires).
To view current interval timer settings, select  Interval timer 
shooting  between shots.
 While interval timer photography is in 
progress, the interval timer menu will show the starting time, the 
shooting interval, and the number of intervals and shots remaining.
 
None of these items can be  changed while interval timer 
photography is in progress.
Pictures can be played back and shooting and  menu settings can be adjusted freely while 
interval timer photography is in progress. The  monitor will turn off automatically about four 
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❚❚Pausing Interval Timer Photography
Interval timer photography can be paused by:
• Pressing the  J button between intervals
• Highlighting  Start>Pause  in the interval timer menu and pressing  J
• Turning the camera off and then on again (if desired, the memory card can be 
replaced while the camera is off )
• Selecting self-timer ( E), remote ( 4), or  M
UP release mode
To resume shooting:
1Choose a new starting time.
Choose a new starting time as described on 
page 164.
2Resume shooting.
Highlight  Restart and press  J. Note that if 
interval timer photography was paused 
during shooting, any shots remaining in the 
current interval will be canceled.
❚❚ Interrupting Interval Timer Photography
Interval timer shooting will end automa tically if the battery is exhausted. Interval 
timer photography can also be ended by:
• Selecting  Start>Off  in the interval timer menu
• Performing a two button reset ( 0151)
• Selecting  Reset shooting menu  in the shooting menu ( 0214)
• Changing bracketing settings ( 0153)
• Terminating HDR ( 0139) or multiple exposure shooting ( 0163)
Normal shooting will resume when  interval timer photography ends.
❚❚No Photograph
The camera will skip the current interval if  any of the following situations persist for 
eight seconds or more after the interval  was due to start: the photograph or 
photographs for the previous interval have ye t to be taken, the memory buffer is full, 
or the camera is unable to focus in  AF-S or when single-servo AF is selected in  AF-A 
(note that the camera focuses again before each shot).
 Shooting will resume with the 
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Time-Lapse Photography
The camera automatically takes photos at selected intervals to create a silent time-
lapse movie using the options currently selected for Movie settings in the shooting 
menu ( 065).
1Select  Time-lapse photography  in the 
shooting menu.
Press the  G button to display the menus. 
Highlight  Time-lapse photography  in the 
shooting menu and press 2.
2Press  2.
Press  2 to proceed to Step 3 and choose an 
interval and shooting time.
 To record a time-
lapse movie using the default interval of 5 
seconds and shooting time of 25 minutes, 
proceed to step 5.
3Choose the interval.
Press  4 or  2 to highlight minutes or 
seconds; press  1 or  3 to change.
 Choose an 
interval longer than the slowest anticipated 
shutter speed.
 Press  2 to continue.
ABefore Shooting
Before beginning time-lapse photography, take  a test shot at current settings (framing the 
photo in the viewfinder for an accurate ex posure preview) and view the results in the 
monitor.
 To record changes in brightness, choose manual exposure ( 078); for consistent 
coloration, choose a white balance setting other than auto ( 0115).
 We recommend that 
you briefly switch to movie live view and check the current image area crop in the monitor 
( 0 57); note, however, that time-lapse photography is not available in live view.
Use of a tripod is recommended.
 Mount the camera on a tripod before shooting begins. To  
ensure that shooting is not interrupted, use an optional EH-5b AC adapter and EP-5B power 
connector or a fully-charged EN-EL15 battery.
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4Select the shooting time.
Press 4 or  2 to highlight hours or minutes; 
press  1 or  3 to change.
 The maximum 
shooting time is 7 hours and 59 minutes.
 
Press  2 to continue.
5Start shooting.
Highlight  On and press  J (to return to the 
shooting menu without starting time-lapse 
photography, highlight  Off and press  J). 
Time-lapse photography starts after 3 s.
 The 
camera takes photographs at the interv al selected in Step 3 for the time 
selected in Step 4.
 The memory card access lamp lights while each shot is 
recorded; note that because shutter speed and the time needed to record the 
image to the memory card may vary from shot to shot, the interval between a 
shot being recorded and the star t of the next shot may vary.
 Shooting will not 
begin if a time-lapse movie can not be  recorded at current settings (for 
example, if the memory card  is full, the interval or shooting time is zero, the 
interval is longer than the shooting time, or remote ( 4) release mode is 
selected).
When complete, time-lapse movies are recorded to the memory card selected 
for  Movie settings  > Destination  (0 65). 
						

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DTime-Lapse Photography
Time-lapse is not available in live view ( 049, 57), at a shutter speed of  A (0 79), when 
bracketing ( 0153), High Dynamic Range (HDR,  0139), multiple exposure ( 0160), or 
interval timer photography ( 0164) is active.
ARelease Mode
Regardless of the release mode selected, the camera will take one shot at each interval.
 The 
self-timer can not be used.
 Time-lapse photography is not available in remote ( 4) release 
mode.
ACalculating the Length of the Final Movie 
The total number of frames in the final movie can be approximated 
by dividing the shooting time by the interval and rounding up.
 The 
length of the final movie can then be calculated by diving the 
number of shots by the frame rate selected for  Movie settings > 
Frame size/frame rate .
 A 48 frame movie recorded at  1920 × 1080; 
24p , for example, will be about two seconds long.
 The maximum 
length for movies recorded usin g time-lapse photography is 20 
minutes.
ACover the Viewfinder
To prevent light entering via the viewfinder interfering with 
exposure, remove the rubber eyecup and cover the viewfinder with 
the supplied DK-5 eyepiece cap ( 086).
ADuring Shooting
During time-lapse photography, a  Q icon will flash and the time-
lapse recording indicator will be displayed in the control panel.
 The 
time remaining (in hours and minute s) appears in the shutter-speed 
display immediately before each frame is recorded.
 At other times, 
the time remaining can be viewed by pressing the shutter-release 
button halfway.
 Regardless of the option selected for Custom Setting c2 ( Standby timer, 
0 227), the standby timer will not expire during shooting.
To view current time-lapse photography settings, press the  G 
button between shots.
 While time-lapse photography is in progress, 
the time-lapse photography menu will show the interval and the 
time remaining.
 These settings can not be changed while time-lapse 
photography is in progress, nor can pictures be played back or other 
menu settings adjusted.
Frame size/ frame rate
Memory card 
indicator
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❚❚Interrupting Time-Lapse Photography
Time-lapse photography will end automatically if the battery is exhausted. The 
following will also end time-lapse photography:
• Selecting  Start > Off  in the  Time-lapse photography  menu
• Pressing the  J button between frames or immediately after a frame is recorded
• Turning the camera off
• Removing the lens
• Connecting a USB or HDMI cable
• Inserting a memory card into an empty slot
• Pressing the shutter-release button all the way down to take a photograph
• Selecting remote ( 4) release mode
• Selecting mode  U1 or  U2, or selecting another mode after starting time-lapse 
photography in mode  U1 or  U2
A movie will be created from the frames shot to the point where time-lapse 
photography ended.
 Note that time-lapse photograph y will end and no movie will 
be recorded if the power source is remo ved or disconnected or the destination 
memory card is ejected.
❚❚ No Photograph
The camera will skip the current frame if  it is unable to focus using single-servo 
autofocus ( AF-S or single-servo autofocus selected for  AF-A; note that the camera 
focuses again before each shot).
 Shooting will resume with the next frame.
AImage Review
The  K button can not be used to view pictures while time-lapse photography is in progress, 
but the current frame will be displayed for a few seconds after each shot if  On is selected for 
Image review  in the playback menu ( 0212).
 Other playback operations can not be 
performed while the frame is displayed.
ASee Also
For information on setting a b eep to sound when time-lapse photography is complete, see 
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Non-CPU Lenses
By specifying lens data (lens focal length and maximum aperture), the user can gain 
access to a variety of CPU lens functions when using a non-CPU lens.
 
If the focal length of the lens is known:
• Power zoom can be used with optional flash units ( 0294)
• Lens focal length is listed (with an asterisk) in the playback photo info display
If the maximum aperture of the lens is known :
• The aperture value is displayed in  the control panel and viewfinder
• Flash level is adjusted for changes in aper ture if the flash unit supports AA (auto 
aperture) mode
• Aperture is listed (with an asterisk) in the playback photo info display
Specifying both the focal length and maximum aperture of the lens :
• Enables color matrix metering (note that it may be necessary to use center-
weighted or spot metering to achieve accurate results with some lenses, including 
Reflex-NIKKOR lenses)
• Improves the precision of center-weighted and spot metering and i-TTL balanced 
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The camera can store data for up to nine non-CPU lenses. To enter or edit data for a 
non-CPU lens:
1Select  Non-CPU lens data .
Press the G button to display the menus. 
Highlight  Non-CPU lens data  in the setup 
menu and press  2.
2Choose a lens number.
Highlight  Lens number  and press 4 or  2 to 
choose a lens number between 1 and 9.
3Enter the focal length and aperture.
Highlight  Focal length (mm)  or Maximum 
aperture  and press  4 or  2 to edit the 
highlighted item.
 Focal length can be 
selected from values between 6 and 
4,000 mm, maximum aperture from values 
between f/1.2 and f/22.
4Select  Done.
Highlight  Done and press  J. The specified 
focal length and aperture will be stored 
under the chosen lens number.
AFocal Length Not Listed
If the correct focal length is not listed, choo se the closest value greater than the actual 
focal length of the lens.
ATeleconverters and Zoom Lenses
The maximum aperture for teleconverters is  the combined maximum aperture of the 
teleconverter and the lens.
 Note that lens data are not adjusted when non-CPU lenses 
are zoomed in or out.
 The data for different focal lengths can be entered as separate 
lens numbers, or the data for the lens can be  edited to reflect the new values for lens 
focal length and maximum aperture  each time zoom is adjusted.
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To recall lens data when using a non-CPU lens:
1Assign non-CPU lens number selection to a camera control.
Select Choose non-CPU lens number  for Custom Setting f2 (Assign Fn 
button , 0 242) or Custom Setting f3 ( Assign preview button, 0 244).
2Use the selected control to choose the lens number.
Press the selected button and rotate th e main command dial until the desired 
lens number is displayed in the control panel.
Focal length Maximum aperture
Lens number
Fn  button Main command dial Control panel