Nikon D800 - Manual (Page 131)

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Start the timer.
Press the shutter-release
button all the way down to
start the timer. The self-timer
lamp will start to blink. Two seconds before the photograph is
taken, the self-timer lamp will stop blinking. The shutter will
be released about ten seconds after the timer starts.
To turn the self-timer off before a photograph is taken, turn the
release mode dial to another setting.
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A
Time (bulb) exposures can not be recorded using the self-timer. A fixed
shutter speed will be used if a speed of A is selected in exposure
mode h.
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Using the Built-in Flash
Before taking a photograph with the flash, press the flash pop-up
button to raise the flash and wait for the
M indicator to be displayed in
the viewfinder ( 0 181). Shooting will be interrupted if the flash is raised
after the self-timer has started. Note that only one photograph will be
taken when the flash fires, regardless of the number of exposures
selected for Custom Setting c3 (Self-timer;
0 291).
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See Also
For information on choosing the duration of the self-timer, the number
of shots taken, and the interval between shots, see Custom Setting c3
(Self-timer,
0 291). For information on setting a beep to sound during
the timer count-down, see Custom Setting d1 (Beep, 0 292).