CONTINUOUS ADVANCE

Continuous-advance mode allows a series of images to be captured while holding down the shutter- release button. Continuous advance acts like a motor drive on a film camera. The number of images that can be captured at one time depends on the image-quality and image-size setting. The maximum rate of capture is 2 fps with full-size images with manual focus in manual-exposure mode. The continuous-advance mode is set with the function dial (p. 48).

When the shutter-release button is pressed and held, the camera will begin recording images until the maximum number has been taken or the shutter button is released. The built-in flash can be used, but the rate of capture is reduced because the flash must recharge between frames. The following chart lists the maximum number of images that can be captured with different image-quality and image-size combinations.

Size

2560 X 1920

1600 X 1200 1280 X 960 640 X 480

Quality

 

 

RAW

5

–

–

–

 

Super fine

3

3

3

3

1

Extra fine

7

12

15

33

Fine

10

19

27

61

 

Standard

17

29

42

84

 

 

Compose the picture as described in the basic recording section

(p. 27). Press the shutter-release button partway down (1) to lock2 the exposure and focus for the series; if the autofocus mode is

set to continuous AF, the lens will continually focus during the series (p. 83). Press and hold the shutter-release button all the way down (2) to begin taking pictures.

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