Nikon COOLPIX 5000 Instruction Manual - Page 124

Taking Photographs-Advanced Photography During Recording While images are being transferred from the buffer to the memory card for permanent storage, the green lamp next to the viewfinder will blink. Do not eject the memory card, or remove or disconnect the power source until the lamp has stopped blinking. Removing the card or cutting power in these circumstances could result in loss of data. Be sure that the camera is off before you remove the memory card. At a setting of Ultra HS, the zoom indicator in the monitor moves from S (start) to E (end) as recording progresses. To interrupt shooting before one hundred photos have been recorded, remove your finger from the shutter-release button. Using a Flash At settings other than Single, the built-in Speedlight turns off automatically and will not fire even when lighting is poor. External Speedlights connected to the camera's accessory shoe can be used at settings other than Movie and Ultra HS ( 108). Focus, Exposure, and White Balance At settings other than Single and Movie, focus, exposure, and white balance are determined by the first photograph in each series. The Memory Buffer The camera is equipped with a memory buffer for temporary storage of photos during shooting, allowing you to take several photographs in succession without waiting for the images to be transferred to the memory card. The number of images that can be stored in the buffer depends on the quality and size of the images. When the buffer becomes full, an hourglass icon ( ) will be displayed in the monitor until enough data have been transferred to the card to allow more photographs to be taken. More photographs can be taken as soon as enough memory becomes available in the buffer. At settings of Continuous Low and HS Sequence, you can continue to take photographs as long as the shutter-release button is held down, although the rate at which photographs are taken will drop when the buffer fills up. 110