How to Change Nikon D3400 Live View Auto-Off Timer

By default, the Nikon D3400’s Live View will turn itself off after 10 minutes. You can bump that up to a maximum of 30 minutes.

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The Nikon D3400’s Live View turns off after 10 minutes by default; you can extend it (to a point) under the Auto Off Timers setting — the exact steps are below, including the webcam-use catch.

By default, the Nikon D3400‘s Live View will turn itself off after 10 minutes. One place that can become a problem is if you’re using the D3400 as a webcam.

But it’s possible to adjust this, at least to some extent.

You can bump that up to a maximum of 30 minutes.

You can find this setting under:

Settings > Auto Off Timers > Custom > Live View > 30m

Like this:

Nikon D3400 Live View Auto Off Custom 30 Minutes
Nikon D3400 Live View Auto Off Custom 30 Minutes
Nikon D3400 Live View Auto Off Custom 30 Minutes
Nikon D3400 Live View Auto Off Custom 30 Minutes
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