Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

qContinuous

Capture a fleeting expression on a portrait subject, photograph a subject that is moving unpredictably, or capture motion in a series of pictures. Focus, exposure, and white balance are fixed at the values for the first picture in each series.

rSingle (default setting)

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

qContinuous

While the shutter-release button is held down, pictures are taken at rate of about 0.8 frames per second (fps) when image mode is set to [c Normal (3264)].

wMulti-shot 16

Each time shutter-release button is pressed, camera takes

16 shots at about 0.8 frames per second and arrange them in a single picture (E 3,200 ⋅ 2,400 pixels, the compression ratio is approximately 1:8) as shown at right.

Digital zoom cannot be applied.

At settings other than [Single], the indicator for the current setting is displayed in the monitor (c 8).

kNote on Continuous Shooting

Menus Setup and Playback, Shooting,

The maximum frame rate with continuous shooting may vary depending upon the current

 

image mode setting and the memory card used.

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