Nikon S2H05000501 manual Taking a Sequence of Shots Continuous, Focus, Exposure, and White Balance

Menu Guide

—The Shooting Menu

Taking a Sequence of Shots: Continuous

The options in the “continuous” menu determine whether the camera takes one picture each time the shutter-release button is pressed or records a continuous sequence of pictures while the shut- ter-release button is held down. A movie option is available for making short videos with sound.

Option	Description
	Camera records one picture each time shutter-release but-
Single	ton is pressed.
	Camera records pictures at a rate of about three frames ev-
Continuous	ery two seconds (1.5 fps)* while shutter-release button is held
	down. Not available at HI image quality.
	Each time the shutter-release button is pressed, the camera
	takes sixteen consecutive “thumbnail” images 568 ⋅ 426 pix-
Multi-Shot	els in size and combines them into a collage measuring

162272 ⋅ 1704 pixels. This option is available only at a size of 2272 ⋅ 1704 and FINE, NORMAL, or BASIC image quality.

	Camera records up to seventy NORMAL-quality pictures
	320 ⋅ 240 pixels in size (QVGA) at a rate of about thirty frames
Ultra HS	per second while shutter-release button is held down. Each
	sequence of pictures is stored in its own folder.
	Camera records QVGA (320 ⋅ 240 pixel) movie, with sound
	recorded via built-in microphone. Recording starts at rate of
Movie	about 15 fps when shutter-release button is pressed, ends
	after 35 s or when shutter-release button is pressed again.

*Rate of 1.5 fps is for image size of 2272 ⋅ 1704. Shooting will slow when memory buffer fills.

Focus, Exposure, and White Balance

At settings other than Single and Movie, focus, exposure, and white balance are determined by the first picture in each series.

96