Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

CContinuous

Capture motion in a series of pictures and apply Best Shot Selector (BSS). When a setting other than Single is selected, the flash will be disabled, and focus, exposure and white balance are fixed at the values for the first picture in each series.

USingle (default setting)

One picture is taken each time shutter-release button is pressed.

VContinuous

While the shutter-release button is held down, up to 4 pictures are taken at a rate of about 2.0 frames per second (fps) when image quality is set to bNormal and image size is set to E3264×2448.

jBSS

BSS is recommended for shooting under low lighting without the flash, with the camera zoomed in, or in other situations in which camera shake is likely to blur pictures.

When Best Shot Selector (BSS) is enabled, the camera shoots up to ten pictures while the shutter-release button is held down. The sharpest picture (picture with the most detail) in the series is automatically selected and saved.

WMulti-shot 16

Each time shutter-release button is pressed, camera shoots 16 pictures at about 1.2 frames per second and arranges them in a single picture with image quality is set to

bNormal and image size is set to E3264×2448. Digital zoom cannot be applied.

At settings other than Single, the indicator for the current setting is displayed (A6).

Menus Setup and Playback Shooting,

BNote on Best Shot Selector

BSS may not produce the desired results if the subject moves or the composition changes while the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down.

CNotes on Continuous Shooting

•The maximum frame rate with continuous shooting may vary, depending upon the current image quality setting, image size setting, and the memory card used.

•When shooting poorly-lit subjects with Continuous, BSS, or Multi-shot 16 selected, slower

shutter speeds may not be available.

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