Nikon D1 - Manual (Page 75)

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Self Timer Mode
The D1’s built-in self timer is ideal for photographs in which photographers
wish to appear themselves. The camera should be placed on a stable, level
surface (a tripod is recommended).
To use the self timer:
1 Holding down the mode dial lock release, rotate the
mode dial to select .
Tips
2 Compose the picture and focus.
With single-servo AF, check that the in-focus indicator ( ● ) appears in the
viewfinder. Photographs can not be taken when the camera is not focused.
3 In exposure modes other than manual (M), you should close the viewfinder
eyepiece shutter (A) to prevent light entering via the eyepiece from
affecting the results of the auto-exposure operation. You can then press
the shutter-release button all the way down to start the self timer (B).
A B
After the shutter-release button is pressed, the self-timer lamp on front of
the camera (C) will blink for eight seconds. Two seconds after the lamp
stops blinking, the shutter will release automatically and a photograph will
be taken.
To turn the self timer off before a photo is taken, set the mode dial to a mode
other than .
C
Camera Settings: Self Timer Mode
Do not stand in front of the lens when adjusting camera settings in single-servo or
continuous-servo autofocus modes.
If a shutter speed of bulb (long time exposure) is chosen in self-timer mode, shutter
speed will be set to approximately
1 /
10
sec.
The timer can be set to delays of 2, 5, or 20 seconds using Custom Setting 16 (see
“Custom Settings”).