3Setting the Image-recording Quality

Max. Burst During Continuous Shooting

The maximum burst during continuous shooting depends on the image- recording quality. The approx. maximum burst during continuous shooting is indicated below for each image-recording quality. Note that with high-speed CF cards, the maximum burst may be higher than shown in the table below depending on the shooting conditions. (With the recording quality set to JPEG.)

Image-recording quality 73 83 74 84 76 86 1 1+JPEG

Max. Burst

20

32

28

61

64 123

6

6

¡ The number of shots remaining during the

Max. Burst

maximum burst is displayed on the lower

right of the viewfinder.

¡If “9” is displayed, it indicates that the maximum burst is nine or more shots. If “6” is displayed, it is six shots.

¡While you are shooting and the number of shots remaining in the maximum burst is fewer than 9, the viewfinder will display “8”, “7”, etc. If you stop the continuous shooting, the maximum burst will increase.

The following applies to the 73/83/74/84/76/86(JPEG) recording quality modes:

¡The maximum burst may greatly decrease (6 or less) in the following cases:

•In the <2> mode, the built-in flash automatically switches between firing and non-firing.

•During continuous shooting, the external flash cannot recycle fast enough.

¡Since the maximum burst may greatly decrease (6 or less), avoid doing the following operations:

•Pressing the shutter button completely repeatedly at short intervals.

•Right after image capture, you change the shooting mode and take pictures immediately.

•During continuous shooting, you pop-up or retract the built-in flash or turn the external Speedlite on or off.

¡After all the captured images are processed and written to the CF card, the above table’s figures for the maximum burst will apply.

¡ With white balance bracketing (p.54), the maximum burst will be 6.

¡The maximum burst is displayed even when the drive mode is set to <u> (Single) or <j>. The maximum burst is displayed even when a CF card is not in the camera. Therefore, before shooting, make sure that a CF card is installed in the camera.

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