Canon PowerShot SX40 HS PowerShot SX40 HS Camera User Guide - Page 83

Continuous Shooting As long as you hold the shutter button down, the camera will shoot continuously. Choose a Drive mode. z After pressing the m button, press the op buttons to choose . Choose an option. z Press the qr buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose an option, then press the m button. X The option you set will appear on the screen. Shoot. X As long as you hold the shutter button down, the camera will shoot successive images. Mode Maximum Speed (Approx. images/sec.) Description W Continuous The camera shoots continuously with the focus and 2.4 exposure set when the shutter button is pressed halfway. Continuous Shooting AF 0.8 The camera shoots continuously and focuses. The [AF Frame] is set to [Center]. Continuous Shooting LV* 0.9 The camera shoots continuously with the focus fixed to the position set in manual focus. In t mode, the focus is locked on the first shot. * When in t mode (p. 63), AF lock (p. 91) or manual focus modes (p. 93), will change to . • Cannot be used with the self-timer (p. 53). • Depending on the shooting conditions, camera settings and the zoom position, the camera may stop shooting momentarily, or the shooting speed may slow down. • As the number of images increases, the shooting speed may slow down. • If the flash fires, the shooting speed may slow down. 83