Nikon D300s manual Choosing a Release Mode, Camera supports the following release modes

Choosing a Release Mode

The camera supports the following release modes:

Mode Description

SCamera takes one photograph each time shutter-release Single frame button is pressed.

CL While shutter-release button is held down, camera records

	Continuous	1–7 frames per second. 1 Frame rate can be chosen using
	low speed	Custom Setting d5 (CL mode shooting speed, 0 276).
	CH	While shutter-release button is held down, camera records
	Continuous
		up to 7 frames per second. 2
	high speed
		As for single-frame except that beep does not sound when
	J	camera focuses regardless of setting selected for Custom
		Setting d1 (Beep; 0 275) and noise made by camera after
	Quiet
		shooting (from moment following shutter release to point
	shutter-
		finger is removed from shutter-release button, when mirror
	release
		is lowered) is kept to minimum, making this mode less
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		noisy than single-frame.

EUse self-timer for self-portraits or to reduce blurring caused

Self-timer	by camera shake (0 91).
	Choose this mode to minimize camera shake in telephoto
MUP	or close-up photography or in other situations in which the
Mirror up	slightest camera movement can result in blurred
	photographs (0 93).

1Average frame rate with an EN-EL3e battery, continuous-servo AF, manual or shutter-priority auto exposure, a shutter speed of 1/250 s or faster, remaining settings other than Custom Setting d5 at default values, and memory remaining in memory buffer.

2Average frame rate with an EN-EL3e battery, continuous-servo AF, manual or shutter-priority auto exposure, a shutter speed of 1/250 s or faster, other settings at default values, and memory remaining in memory buffer.

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