kRelease Mode

Choosing a Release Mode

To choose a release mode, press the release mode dial lock release and turn the release mode dial to the desired setting.

Release mode dial

Mode

Description

SSingle frame: Camera takes one photograph each time shutter-release button is pressed.

CL

Continuous low speed: While shutter-release button is held down, camera records 1–5

 

frames per second. 1 Frame rate can be chosen using Custom Setting d6 (CL mode

 

 

 

shooting speed, 0 217).

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CH

Continuous high speed: While shutter-release button is held down, camera records up to 6

 

 

 

frames per second. 2

 

 

Quiet shutter-release: As for single frame, except that mirror does not click back into place

 

 

J

while shutter-release button is fully pressed, allowing user to control timing of click

 

made by mirror, which is also quieter than in single frame mode. In addition, beep

 

 

does not sound regardless of setting selected for Custom Setting d1 (Beep; 0 215).

 

 

 

 

E

Self-timer: Use self-timer for self-portraits or to reduce blurring caused by camera shake

 

 

(0 80).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remote control: Shutter is controlled using shutter-release button on optional ML-L3

 

 

4 remote control (0 80).

 

 

Mirror up: Choose this mode to minimize camera shake in telephoto or close-up

 

 

MUP photography or in other situations in which the slightest camera movement can result

 

 

in blurred photographs (0 83).

 

1Average frame rate with an EN-EL15 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 d6 at default values, and memory remaining in memory buffer.

2Average frame rate with an EN-EL15 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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