Pentax Optio RS1500 Silver Optio RS1500 Silver RS1500 Manual - Page 88

Taking Pictures 3 4 3 Press the shutter release button halfway. The focus frame on the display turns green when the camera focuses on the subject at the correct distance. Press the shutter release button fully. When set to g, the self-timer lamp lights. The self-timer lamp blinks during the last 3 seconds before shooting or when set to Z. The picture is taken ten seconds or two seconds later. • Focusing may be compromised if you move the camera while the selftimer lamp is blinking when taking still pictures. • The self-timer lamp does not light up or blink in H (Pet) mode. • In C (Movie) mode, recording will start after ten seconds (or two seconds). • Press the shutter release button halfway while the self-timer is engaged to stop the countdown and press fully to restart the countdown. • Z cannot be selected while 9 (Green) mode is in default setting. Select Z in another shooting mode and then switch the shooting mode to 9. Taking a Series of Pictures (Continuous Shooting/ Burst Shooting/16-frame Shooting Mode) In these modes, pictures are taken continuously as long as the shutter release button is pressed. j K I Continuous Shooting Each time a picture is taken, the image is saved in the memory before the next image is taken. The higher the image quality, the longer the interval between shots. Burst The number of recorded pixels is fixed at f (2592×1944) and Shooting the interval between shots is shorter than "Continuous Shooting". 16-frame shooting 16 pictures are taken continuously at 1/7.5 second intervals. 86