Owner's Manual

Table Of Contents
Release-mode
selector
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on
Photography/
Release
Mode
Release
Mode
To
choose a release mode, rotate
the
release-mode selector
to
the
desired setting.
Single
frame:
One
photo
is
taken each
time
the
shutter-release
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button
is
pressed.
Continuous:
The camera records
about
3 frames
per
second
while
~
the
shutter-release
button
is
pressed.
~
Self-timer:
The camera takes a
photograph
about
ten
seconds after
the
shutter-release
button
is
pressed
(042).
Use
for self-portraits.
Quiet
shutter
release:
As
for single frame, except
that
the camera makes
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no sound after shooting and that a beep does
not
sound when the
camera focuses, keeping noise
to
a minimum
in
quiet surroundings.
B 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. Up
to
100
photographs
can be taken in succession; note, however,
that
frame rate will
drop
when
the
buffer
is
full.
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.
If
the
battery
is
exhausted
while
images remain in
the
buffer,
the
shutter
release
will
be disabled and
the
images transferred
to
the
memory
card.
B Continuous Release
Mode
Continuous
release
mode
(Qj)
can
not
be used
with
the
bUilt-in flash; rotate
the
mode
dial
to
c})
(::J 18)
or
turn
the
flash
off
(0
48-50). For
information
on
the
number
of
photographs
that
can be taken in a single burst,
see
the
Reference
Manual
(on
CD).
B Buffer Size
The
approximate
number
of
images
that
can be stored in
the
Ot.ij)1
memory
buffer
at
current
settings
is
shown in
the
viewfinder
exposure-count
display
while
the
shutter-release
button
is
pressed. The illustration shows
the
display
when
space remains in
the
buffer for
about
24 pictures.
B Auto Image Rotation
The camera
orientation
recorded
for
the
first shot applies
to
all images in
the
same burst,
even
if
the
camera
is
rotated
during
shooting.
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