Continuous advance
The continuous-advance drive 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 and the rate of capture depend on the image-quality and image-size setting. The maximum rate of capture is 1.2 fps with the shutter FX on (p. 101), or 1.5 fps with it off. The continuous-advance mode is set on the auto-recording mode menu and in the basic section of the multi-function recording mode menu (p. 56).
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. If 1 super-fine image quality (p. 46) is selected, only one image will be captured. The built-
in flash can be used, but the rate of capture is reduced because the flash must recharge between frames.
Compose the picture as described in the basic recording opera- tion section (p. 26). Press the shutter-release button partway down to lock onto the subject and set the exposure for the series. Press and hold the shutter-release button all the way down (1) to begin taking pictures.
The following chart lists the maximum number of images that can
be captured with different image-quality and image-size combinations.
| Image | 2272 X 1704 | 1600 X 1200 | 1280 X 960 | 640 X 480 |
Image | Size |
Quality | | | | | |
Fine | | 4 | 8 | 13 | 49 |
Standard | 8 | 16 | 26 | 91 |
| | | | |
Economy | 16 | 32 | 49 | 156 |
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