Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III EOS-1Ds Mark III Instruction Manual - Page 87

Selecting the Drive Mode

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R: Selecting the Drive Mode 1 Press the button. (9) 2 Select the drive mode. While looking at the top LCD panel, turn the dial. u : Single shooting When you press the shutter button completely, one shot will be taken. o: High-speed continuous shooting (Max. 5 shots per sec.) p: Low-speed continuous shooting (Max. 3 shots per sec.) In the o and p modes, the camera will shoot continuously while you hold down the shutter button completely. k : Self-timer (10-sec. delay) l : Self-timer (2-sec. delay) See the next page for the selftimer operation procedure. 6 : Silent single shooting The shooting sound for single shooting is quieter than . When the internal buffer memory becomes full during continuous shooting, "buSY" will be displayed on the top LCD panel and in the viewfinder and shooting will be disabled temporarily. As the captured images are recorded to the memory card, you will be able to shoot more images. Press the shutter button halfway to check in the viewfinder's right for the current maximum burst. This is the Maximum maximum number of shots that can be taken continuously. burst If "Card * Full" is displayed in the viewfinder and on the top LCD panel, make sure to wait until the access lamp stops blinking, then replace the memory card. If the battery level drops to about 10% (p.29), the drive mode icon (o, p,u) will blink. 87

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1
Press the <
o
> button.
(
9
)
2
Select the drive mode.
While looking at the top LCD panel,
turn the <
5
> dial.
u
:
Single shooting
When you press the shutter button
completely, one shot will be taken.
o
:
High-speed continuous
shooting
(Max. 5 shots per sec.)
p
:
Low-speed continuous
shooting
(Max. 3 shots per sec.)
In the
o
and
p
modes, the
camera will shoot continuously
while you hold down the shutter
button completely.
k
:
Self-timer
(10-sec. delay)
l
:
Self-timer
(2-sec. delay)
See the next page for the self-
timer operation procedure.
6
:
Silent single shooting
The shooting sound for single
shooting is quieter than <
u
>.
R
: Selecting the Drive Mode
When the internal buffer memory becomes full during continuous
shooting, “
buSY
” will be displayed on the top LCD panel and in the
viewfinder and shooting will be disabled temporarily. As the
captured images are recorded to the memory card, you will be able
to shoot more images. Press the shutter button halfway to check in
the viewfinder’s right for the current maximum burst. This is the
maximum number of shots that can be taken continuously.
If “
Card
*
Full
” is displayed in the viewfinder and on the top LCD panel, make
sure to wait until the access lamp stops blinking, then replace the memory card.
Maximum
burst
If the battery level drops to about 10% (p.29), the drive mode icon (
o
,
p
,
u
) will blink.