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Shooting a Burst Series of Pictures
With the Burst feature, y ou can take a series of s eparate, still pictures in quick
succession. The number of pictu res you get in the series depends on your
Picture Quality setting (page35). When you shoot with th e Burst feature, the
built-in flash is turned o ff. However, an external flash is always active when
connected.
In the lowest Picture Quality setting, 0.8 MP (1080 x 720), you can take a
maximum of 16 pictures in sequence. With other settings, the maximum is
4 pictures.
NOTE: This setting is i deal for taking pictur es of sporting events,
or for recording moving objects.
To shoot in Burst mode:
1 Select a capture mode on the Mode Dial .
2Press the button until the icon appears in the Stat us Display.
3Press the Shutter button h alf-way to lock the focus a nd exposure for all of
the pictures in the sequence.
4Press and hold the Shutter button all the way down to take the pictures.
The camera beeps, then starts taking pictures until you release the Shutter
button, or until the Burs t sequence is complete.