Nikon COOLPIX 5000 Instruction Manual - Page 122

Taking Photographs-Advanced Photography Making Movies and Taking Photographs in a Sequence: The Continuous Menu The options in the "continuous" menu determine whether the camera takes one photograph each time the shutter-release button is pressed, or records a continuous sequence of photographs while the shutter-release button is held down. A movie option is also included for recording short video clips with audio. Option Single Continuous High Continuous Low Multi-shot 16 Description Camera records one shot each time the shutterrelease button is pressed all the way down. Camera records photographs at about three frames per second while shutter-release button is held down, to a maximum of three shots. Monitor turns off automatically during shooting. Not available at an image-quality setting of HI. While the shutter-release button is held down, photographs are recorded at a rate of about 1.5 fps (three frames every two seconds). This setting can be used to capture fleeting expressions on a portrait subject, or to photograph a subject that is moving unpredictably. Not available at an image-quality setting of HI. Camera takes sixteen consecutive "thumbnail" images 640 × 480 pixels in size and combines them into a collage measuring 2560 × 1920 pixels. This option is only available at an image size of FULL and image-quality settings of FINE, NORMAL, or BASIC. HI Image Quality At an image-quality setting of HI, only Single can be selected in the CONTINUOUS menu. All other options are disabled. 108