Step 9: Take Pictures

Click the shutter-release button once to take photographs or record videos at current settings.

  • If a burst option ( or ) is selected for release mode, the camera will take the selected number of pictures each time the button is clicked ( The [Shooting Settings] Pane).
  • In self-timer release mode (), shooting will begin after the selected delay ( The [Shooting Settings] Pane).

The D6 and D780

In mirror-up release mode, clicking the shutter-release button once raises the mirror. Click the button again to take the picture.