Nikon D3body D3 User's Manual - Page 114

Continuous Mode To take pictures in CH (continuous high speed) and CL (continuous low speed) modes: 1 Select CH or CL mode. Press the release mode dial lock release and turn the release mode dial to CH or CL. k Release mode dial 2 Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot. While the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down, pictures will be taken at the frame rate selected for Custom Setting d2 ([Shooting speed], pg. 320). A Continuous High Speed In continuous high speed mode, the maximum frame rate for FX (36 × 24) format and 5 : 4 (30 × 24) images is 9 fps. The maximum frame rate for DX (24 × 16) format images can be chosen from 9, 10, and 11 fps using Custom Setting d2 ([Shooting speed], pg. 320) > [Continuous high-speed] (note that at 10 and 11 fps, focus will be fixed at the value for the first shot in each burst and when poorly lit, exposure will also be fixed at the value for the first shot). A Buffer Size The approximate 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 SHOOT CUSTOM shutter-release button is pressed. The illustration at right shows the display when space remains in the buffer for about 33 pictures. The displays show "99" when space remains for more than 99 pictures. 88