Nikon D3body D3 User's Manual - Page 346

d2: Shooting Speed Choose the maximum frame advance rate for CH (continuous highspeed) and CL (continuous low-speed) modes. Note that the frame advance rate may drop below the selected value at slow shutter speeds, or when using VR (vibration reduction) mode with VR lenses. Option Description In CH (continuous high-speed) mode, the frame advance Continuous high-speed rate for DX format (pg. 61) can be selected from 9 (the default setting), 10, and 11 frames per second (fps). Regardless of the setting chosen, the maximum frame rate for other formats is fixed at 9 fps. Continuous low-speed Choose the frame advance rate for CL (continuous lowspeed) mode from values between 1 and 9 fps. The default setting is 5 fps. d3: Max. Continuous Release The maximum number of shots that can be taken in a single burst in continuous mode can be set to any value between 1 and 130. A The Memory Buffer Regardless of the option selected for Custom Setting d3, shooting will slow when the memory buffer fills. See page 423 for more information on the capacity of the memory buffer. U 320