To conserve battery power. Actually, it's only turning the LCD screen off, which is a huge battery hog. If you're out in the field waiting hours for that ___ to come by, you don't want you battery dead from running the LCD screen all the time, but you might miss the shot if you have to take the time to turn the camera on. So the camera "naps" until your subject is in view.
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