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Shooting with a High-Speed Burst (Sport Continuous Mode

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More on Shooting Shooting with a High-Speed Burst (Sport Continuous Mode) Sport continuous mode allows the split-second movements of high-speed moving subjects to be captured through continuous shooting. • The image size is fixed to B 1600×1200 or A 1280×960 (A64). • The ISO sensitivity is set automatically within the range of ISO 160 to 3200. • The focus, exposure, and white balance settings are fixed at the values for the first picture in each series. 1 Rotate the mode dial to d (sport continuous). • The camera enters sport continuous mode. 1/250 F5.6 25 2 Press the d button and confirm or change the continuous shooting setting. Sport continuous High-speed mode • See "Sport Continuous Menu" (A64) for more information. Pre-shooting cache Image quality • Switch to the d tab when the sport continuous menu is not displayed (A13). • Once the configuration is complete, press the d button to return to the shooting screen. Pressing the shutter-release button also returns to the shooting screen. 3 Frame the subject and shoot. • The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame. Pressing the shutter-release button halfway sets the focus and exposure. • When High-speed mode is set, press the shutterrelease button fully to shoot continuously a number of frames that is appropriate for the setting. You do not need to hold down the shutter-release button. 1/250 F5.6 60 • When Pre-shooting cache is set, press the shutter-release button fully and hold it down to shoot frames continuously (up to 25 frames). • When shooting is finished, monitor display reverts to shooting mode. If the O icon is displayed, do not turn off the camera. 62

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More on Shooting
Shooting with a High-Speed Burst (Sport Continuous Mode)
Sport continuous mode allows the split-second movements of high-speed moving
subjects to be captured through continuous shooting.
The image size is fixed to
B
1600×1200
or
A
1280×960
(
A
64).
The ISO sensitivity is set automatically within the range of ISO 160 to 3200.
The focus, exposure, and white balance settings are fixed at the values for the first
picture in each series.
1
Rotate the mode dial to
d
(sport
continuous).
The camera enters sport continuous
mode.
2
Press the
d
button and confirm or change
the continuous shooting setting.
See “Sport Continuous Menu” (
A
64) for more
information.
Switch to the
d
tab when the sport continuous menu
is not displayed (
A
13).
Once the configuration is complete, press the
d
button to return to the shooting screen. Pressing the shutter-release button also
returns to the shooting screen.
3
Frame the subject and shoot.
The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the
frame. Pressing the shutter-release button halfway sets
the focus and exposure.
When
High-speed mode
is set, press the shutter-
release button fully to shoot continuously a number of
frames that is appropriate for the setting. You do not
need to hold down the shutter-release button.
When Pre-shooting cache is set, press the shutter-release button fully and hold it down
to shoot frames continuously (up to 25 frames).
When shooting is finished, monitor display reverts to shooting mode. If the
O
icon is
displayed, do not turn off the camera.
1/250
1/250
1/250
25
25
25
F5.6
F5.6
F5.6
Sport continuous
High-speed mode
Pre-shooting cache
Image quality
1/250
1/250
1/250
60
60
60
F5.6
F5.6
F5.6