Take photographs at the selected interval until the specified number of shots has been recorded. When using the interval timer, select a release mode other than E.
| Option | Description |
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| [Start] | Start interval timer shooting. Shooting will begin either after 3 s ([Now] selected for [Choose start day/time]) or at a selected date and time ([Choose day/time]). Shooting will continue at the selected interval until all shots have been taken. |
| [Choose start day/time] | Choose a start option. Select [Now] to start shooting immediately, [Choose day/time] to start shooting at a chosen date and time. |
| [Interval] | Specify the interval between shots in hours, minutes, and seconds. |
| [Intervals×shots/interval] | Choose the number of intervals and the number of shots per interval. |
| [Exposure smoothing] | Selecting [On] allows the camera to adjust exposure to match the previous shot.
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| [Silent photography] | Select [On] to silence the shutter and eliminate the vibrations it produces during shooting.
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| [Interval priority] |
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| [Focus before each shot] | If [On] is selected, the camera will focus between shots. |
| [Options] | Combine interval-timer photography with other options.
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| [Starting storage folder] | Highlight an option and press 2 to select (M) or deselect (U).
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Interval-timer photography
Before shooting
- Take a test shot at current settings.
- Before proceeding, select [Time zone and date] in the setup menu and make sure that the camera clock is set to the correct time and date.
- To ensure that shooting is not interrupted, use a fully-charged battery or an optional charging AC adapter.
- Highlight [Interval timer shooting] in the photo shooting menu.
Press 2 to select the highlighted item and view interval timer shooting options.
- Adjust interval timer settings.
- Choose the start day and time.
Highlight [Choose start day/time] and press 2. 
Highlight an option and press J. - To start shooting immediately, select [Now].
- To start shooting at a chosen date and time, select [Choose day/time]. Choose the date and time and press J.
- Choose the interval between shots.
Highlight [Interval] and press 2. 
Choose an interval (in hours, minutes, and seconds) and press J. - Choose the number of shots per interval.
Highlight [Intervals×shots/interval] and press 2. 
Choose the number of intervals and the number of shots per interval and press J. - In single frame release mode, if the number of shots per interval is set to two or more, the photographs for each interval will be taken at the rate for continuous high-speed release mode.
- When [Off] is selected for [Silent photography], the maximum number of intervals will vary with the number of shots per interval.
- Enable or disable exposure smoothing.
Highlight [Exposure smoothing] and press 2. 
Highlight an option and press J. - Selecting [On] allows the camera to adjust exposure to match the previous shot.
- Enable or disable silent photography.
Highlight [Silent photography] and press 2. 
Highlight an option and press J. - Choose an interval priority option.
Highlight [Interval priority] and press 2. 
Highlight an option and press J. - Choose whether the camera focuses between shots.
Highlight [Focus before each shot] and press 2. 
Highlight an option and press J. - Choose additional options.
Highlight [Options] and press 2. 
Highlight [AE bracketing] or [Time-lapse video] and press J. - If you selected [AE bracketing], choose values for [Number of shots] and [Increment]; if you selected [Time-lapse video], choose a setting for [Frame size/frame rate].
- Choose starting folder options.
Highlight [Starting storage folder] and press 2. 
Select the desired options and press J to proceed.
- Choose the start day and time.
- Highlight [Start] and press J.
- If [Now] was selected for [Choose start day/time] in Step 2, shooting will start after three seconds.
- Otherwise shooting will start at the time selected for [Choose start day/time] > [Choose day/time].
- The display turns off during shooting.
- Shooting will continue at the selected interval until all shots have been taken.
During shooting
- During interval timer photography, the memory card access lamp will flash.
- If the display is turned on by pressing the shutter-release button halfway, the message [Interval timer shooting] will be displayed and the Q icon will flash.
Pausing interval-timer photography
Interval-timer photography can be paused between intervals by pressing J or by selecting [Interval timer shooting] in the photo shooting menu, highlighting [Pause], and pressing J. Note that the menus may not be displayed when the G button is pressed if the time selected for [Interval] is very short.
- If [Time-lapse video] is selected for [Options], pressing J between intervals will end interval-timer photography.
Resuming interval timer shooting
Interval timer shooting can be resumed as described below.
- To resume shooting immediately:
Highlight [Restart] and press J. - To resume shooting at a specified time:
Select [Restart option], highlight [Choose day/time] and press 2. 
Choose a starting date and time and press J. 
Highlight [Restart] and press J.
Ending interval timer shooting
To end interval-timer photography before all the photos are taken, select [Interval timer shooting] in the photo shooting menu, highlight [Off], and press J. Note that the menus may not be displayed when the G button is pressed if the time selected for [Interval] is very short. In this case you will need to press J to pause interval-timer photography and then select [Interval timer shooting] in the photo shooting menu, highlight [Off], and press J.
Interval-timer photography
- Choose an interval longer than the time needed to take the selected number of shots at the predicted shutter speed. Note that during actual interval-timer photography, the camera must not only take shots at the selected interval but must also have sufficient time to complete the exposures and perform such tasks as processing the photographs. If the interval is too short to take the selected number of photos, the camera may skip to the next interval without shooting.
- If the interval is too short, the total number of shots taken may be less than that selected for [Intervals×shots/interval].
- If you are using a flash, choose an interval longer than the time needed for the flash to charge. If the interval is too short, the flash may fire at less than the power needed for full exposure.
- If shooting cannot proceed at current settings—for example, if shutter speed is set to “Bulb” or “Time”, the [Interval] is [00:00'00"], or the start time is in less than a minute—a warning will be displayed in the monitor.
- Interval-timer photography will not start if [On] is selected for both [Silent photography] and [Interval priority] and [00:00'0.5"] is selected for [Interval].
- If [On] is selected for [Silent photography] or [Time-lapse video] is selected for [Options], the standby timer will not expire during interval-timer photography, regardless of the option selected for Custom Setting c3 [Power off delay] > [Standby timer].
- If the memory card is full, the interval timer will remain active but no pictures will be taken. Insert another memory card and resume shooting (Pausing interval-timer photography).
- Interval timer shooting will pause if:
- The camera is turned off and then on again (when the camera is off, batteries and memory cards can be replaced without ending interval-timer photography)
- E is selected for release mode
- Changing camera settings while the interval timer is active may cause shooting to end.
Release mode
Regardless of the release mode selected, the camera will take the specified number of shots at each interval.
Adjusting settings between shots
Pictures can be viewed and shooting and menu settings adjusted between shots. Note, however, that the monitor will turn off and shooting will resume a few seconds before the next shot is taken.
Interval-timer photography: Restrictions
Interval-timer photography cannot be combined with some camera features, including:
- video recording,
- long time-exposures (“Bulb” or “Time”),
- the self-timer,
- bracketing,
- HDR (high dynamic range),
- multiple exposures, and
- focus shift
When [On] is selected for [Silent photography]
Selecting [On] for [Silent photography] disables some camera features, including:
- ISO sensitivities of Hi 1 and Hi 2,
- flash photography,
- long-exposure noise reduction, and
- flicker reduction.
Interval timer settings
Turning the camera off or selecting a new release mode does not affect interval-timer photography settings.