❚❚Choosing a Shutter Type

To choose the shutter type for still image mode, press &and use the multi selector and Jbutton to choose from the following shutter types (0 40): mechanical (Mechanical, suited to most situations), electronic (Electronic, a silent shutter for quiet surroundings), and high-speed electronic (Electronic (Hi)).

AElectronic (Hi)

Choose from frame rates of 10 fps, 30 fps, and 60 fps (0 40). At the default setting of 10 fps, the camera takes pictures at about 10 frames per second (fps) while the shutter button is pressed and the camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame; face detection (0 11) is not available. The camera can record up to about 34 frames in a single burst. At frame rates of 30 and 60 fps, face detection is available but focus and exposure are fixed at the values for the first photograph in each series; the number of frames that can be recorded in a single burst is about 30.

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❚❚Recording Movies in Still Image Mode

In still image mode, you can record movies with sound at a frame size of 1,072 ×

720 pixels (aspect ratio: 3 : 2). Press the movie-record button to start and stop recording (0 22); in still-image mode, recording will also end if the shutter-

release button is held all the way down Movie-record button until a photograph is taken.

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