Nikon D2H D2H User's Manual - Page 83

Taking Photographs-Choosing a Shooting Mode The Memory Buffer The camera is equipped with a memory buffer for temporary storage, allowing shooting to continue while photographs are being saved to the memory card. When the buffer is full, the shutter is disabled until enough data have been transferred to the memory card to make room for another photograph. In continuous mode, shooting will continue as long as the shutter-release button is held down, although the frame rate will drop once the buffer has filled. While photographs are being recorded to the memory card, the access lamp next to the memory card slot will light. Depending on the number of the images in the buffer, recording may take from a few seconds to a few minutes. Do not remove the memory card or remove or disconnect the power source until the access lamp has gone out. If the camera is switched off while data remain in the buffer, the power will not turn off until all images in the buffer have been recorded to the memory card. To turn the camera off without recording the images in the buffer, press the button while turning the camera off (keep the button pressed for at least one second after turning the camera off). If the battery is exhausted while images remain in the buffer, the shutter release will be disabled and all images will be transferred to the memory card. The approximate time required to write the entire buffer to a 512 MB Lexar Media 24 × WA USB card is as follows (where applicable, all times are for large images): • Compressed NEF (RAW) + JPEG Basic: 32 s (24 frames) • Compressed NEF (RAW): 26 s (25 frames) • TIFF RGB: 420 s (35 frames) • JPEG Fine: 26 s (40 frames) Buffer Size The number of images that can be stored in the memory buffer at current settings is shown in the exposure-count displays in the viewfinder and top control panel while the shutter-release button is pressed. d2-Maximum Shots ( 188) In continuous mode, Custom Setting d2 (Maximum shots) can be used to limit the maximum number of photographs that can be taken in a single burst to any amount between one and forty. 71