Nikon 26114 P80 User's Manual - Page 60

Sport Continuous Mode Shooting in Sport Continuous Mode Sports continuous mode allows rapid, continuous shooting while you press and hold the shutter-release button fully. With continuous shooting, instantaneous movements in moving subjects can be captured clearly. 1 Rotate the mode dial to d (sport continuous). Sport Continuous Mode 1/125 F2.8 62 2 Press d and choose a continuous shooting type. • Use the multi selector in the sport continuous menu to choose a type (A 47). • Press d or the shutter-release button to return to the shooting screen. Sport continuous Continuous H Continuous M Continuous L Continuous Image quality Exit 3 Frame the subject and shoot. • Camera focuses on subject in center of frame. • Continuous shooting takes place for as long as the shutter-release button is pressed fully. • If a high-speed continuous shooting setting (H, M, L) is selected, shooting ends 1/125 F2.8 20 when the maximum number of frames per shot is reached. To continue taking pictures, press the shutter-release button fully again. C Notes on Sport Continuous Mode • The flash setting is fixed at W (off). • The focus mode (A 34) is set to A (autofocus). During sport continuous mode, the camera continuously adjusts the focus with the autofocus function until you press the shutter-release button halfway and focus becomes fixed. E (manual focus) is also available for the focus mode setting. • Exposure compensation (A 37) is available. • The focus, exposure, and white balance settings are fixed at the values for the first picture in each series. • The self-timer is unavailable. • The speed of continuous shooting may be slower depending on the image quality, image size, and shutter speed settings and the data transfer speed of the memory card. • When a high-speed continuous shooting setting is selected, ISO sensitivity is automatically set to a high setting. Captured pictures may appear rough as a result. • Be aware that shooting will stop if the built-in flash is raised or lowered while you are pressing the shutter-release button fully. 46