Nikon COOLPIX P100  P100 User's Manual - Page 76

Shooting with a High-Speed Burst (Sport Continuous Mode) More on Shooting Sport Continuous Menu Press the d button (A13) to display the sport continuous menu, and then use the multi selector (A12) to change the settings. The following options are available. Switch to the d tab when the sport continuous menu is not displayed (A13). • High-speed mode and Pre-shooting cache cannot be set simultaneously. High-speed mode Choose the sport continuous shooting type. Option Continuous H: auto (default setting) Continuous H: 120 fps Continuous H: 60 fps Description Frame rate: Maximum 60 fps Number of continuously shot frames: 25 frames Image size: B 1600×1200 fixed • The frame rate varies depending on the brightness of the subject at the start of shooting. In dark conditions, the shutter speed decreases (1 second maximum), and the frame rate slows down. Frame rate: Approx. 120 fps Number of continuously shot frames: 60 frames Image size: A 1280×960 fixed • Shoots 60 frames continuously at a high speed of about 1/120 second or faster. Frame rate: Approx. 60 fps Number of continuously shot frames: 25 frames Image size: B 1600×1200 fixed • Shoots 25 frames continuously at a high speed of about 1/60 second or faster. Pre-shooting cache When the pre-shooting cache is used, it improves the chance of capturing a good picture. Up to five frames are recorded just before the shutter-release button is pressed down fully. The camera starts shooting when the shutter-release button is pressed down halfway, and shoots pictures continuously when the button is then pressed down fully (A65). The shooting ends when the shutter-release button is released or 25 frames have been shot continuously. • Frame rate: Maximum 15 fps • Number of continuously shot frames: Up to 25 frames (including a pre-shooting cache of up to five frames) • Image size: B 1600×1200 fixed Image quality Image quality (A75) settings can be changed. This is stored in the camera's memory independently and is not applied to the settings in any other shooting mode. 64