self-timer
Sign in to savethumb|A manual self-timer, 2011. thumb|A manual self-timer mounted on a film camera, 2011. thumb|A self-timer drive mode button on a Canon digital camera, 2008. thumb|Robert Faries: Shutter tripper for Camera's, US Patent 690,939, January 14, 1902.
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thumb|A manual self-timer, 2011. thumb|A manual self-timer mounted on a film camera, 2011. thumb|A self-timer drive mode button on a Canon digital camera, 2008. thumb|Robert Faries: Shutter tripper for Camera's, US Patent 690,939, January 14, 1902.
A self-timer is a device on a camera that gives a delay between pressing the shutter release and the shutter's activating (releasing). It is most commonly used to allow the photographer to take a photo of themselves (often with a group of other people), hence the name. It is typically used with the camera on a tripod or other stabilising device, providing between 2 to 10 or more seconds delay.