Nikon D2Xs Choosing a Shooting Mode, Single Frame, Continuous, Self-Timer, or Mirror Up, Off

Choosing a Shooting Mode

Single Frame, Continuous, Self-Timer, or Mirror Up

Shooting mode determines how the camera takes photographs: one at a time, in a continuous sequence, with a timed shutter-release delay, or with the mirror raised to enhance shutter response and minimize vibration.

Mode Description

SCamera takes one photograph each time shutter-release button is

Single	pressed. Access lamp will light while photo is recorded; next shot can
frame	be taken immediately if enough space remains in memory buffer.
CL	While shutter-release button is held down, camera records 1–4 frames
Continuous	per second (1–7 fps when high-speed crop is on;	41).*		Frame rate
low speed	can be chosen using Custom Setting d1 (Shooting Speed;				197).
CH	While shutter-release button is held down, camera records up to 5
Continuous
high speed	frames per second (8 fps when high-speed crop is on;		41).*

Taking Photographs—Choosing a

Self-timer

M-UP

Mirror up

Use the self-timer for self-portraits or to reduce blurring caused by camera shake ( 130).

Press shutter-release button once to raise mirror, again to take photo- graph (shutter will be released automatically if shutter-release button is not pressed for 30 s after mirror up). Mirror will be lowered after shutter is released. Choose this mode to minimize camera shake in situations in which the least camera movement can result in blurred photographs. Note that autofocus, metering, and framing can not be confirmed in the viewfinder while mirror is raised.

Shooting Mode

*Average frame rate with continuous- servo AF, manual or shutter-priority auto exposure, a shutter speed of ½50 s or faster, and memory remaining in mem- ory buffer. Number of pictures that can be stored in buffer depends on options selected for image quality and Hi-speed crop (see right; figures assume that ISO sensitivity is set to ISO 100 equivalent, long exposure noise reduction is off, and Size priority is selected for JPEG compression).

	Hi-speed crop
Quality	Off	On
Uncompressed NEF+JPEG	16	28
Compressed NEF+JPEG	16	28
Uncompressed NEF	17	29
Compressed NEF	17	29
TIFF (RGB)	16	28
JPEG	22	38

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