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  3. Shooting Controls
  4. The c/E (Release Mode/Self-Timer) Button

The c/E (Release Mode/Self-Timer) Button

Choose the operation performed when the shutter is released.

Choosing a Release Mode

  • After pressing the c (E) button, highlight a release mode using the multi selector and then press J to select the highlighted option.

  • The option currently selected is shown in the display during shooting.

Photo Mode

Option

Description

U

[Single frame]

The camera takes one photograph each time the shutter-release button is pressed.

V

[Continuous L]

  • The camera takes photographs at a selected rate while the shutter-release button is pressed.

  • The frame rate can be chosen by pressing 3 when [Continuous L] is highlighted in the release-mode menu.

  • Choose from rates of from 1 to 4 fps.

W

[Continuous H]

The camera takes photos at up to 4.5 fps while the shutter-release button is pressed.

E

[Self-timer]

Take pictures with the self-timer (The Self-Timer).
The Shooting Display

In continuous low-speed and continuous high-speed modes, the display is updated in real time even while shooting is in progress.

Frame Advance Rate

Frame advance rate varies with camera settings.

Release mode

Image quality

NEF (RAW) bit depth

Silent photography

Off

On

[Continuous L]

JPEG

—

User-selected frame advance rate

User-selected frame advance rate *

NEF (RAW)

12 bit

14 bit

[Continuous H]

JPEG

—

Approx. 4.5 fps

Approx. 2.5 fps

NEF (RAW)

12 bit

14 bit

  • Rate when 3 fps or faster is selected is approximately 2.5 fps.

Burst Photography

  • Depending on shooting conditions and memory card performance, the memory card access lamp may light for anywhere from a few tens of seconds to around a minute. Do not remove the memory card while the memory card access lamp is lit. Not only could any unrecorded images be lost, but the camera or memory card could be damaged.

  • If the camera is switched off while the memory card access lamp is lit, it will not power 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.

The Memory Buffer

  • While the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the frame-count display will show the number of pictures that can be stored in the memory buffer.

  • When the buffer is full, the display will show r00 and the frame rate will drop.

  • The number shown is approximate. The actual number of photos that can be stored in the memory buffer varies with camera settings and shooting conditions.

Movies

In movie mode, you can choose the operation performed when the shutter-release button is pressed (Taking Photos in Movie Mode).

Option

Description

U

[Single frame]

The camera takes one photograph each time the shutter-release button is pressed. Up to 40 photographs can be taken with each movie.

c

[Continuous]

  • The camera takes photos at up to 3 s while the shutter-release button is pressed.

  • The frame rate varies with the option selected for [Frame size/frame rate] in the movie shooting menu.

  • While movie shooting is in progress, only one photo will be taken each time the shutter-release button is pressed.

The Self-Timer

In self-timer mode, pressing the shutter-release button starts a timer, and a photo is taken when the timer expires.

  1. Press the c (E) button, highlight [Self-timer] using the multi selector, and press 3.
  2. Choose the desired shutter-release delay and number of shots using the multi selector.

    Press J to select the highlighted option.

  3. Frame the photograph and focus.

    The timer will not start if the shutter cannot be released, as may be the case, for example, if the camera is unable to focus when AF‑S is selected for focus mode.

  4. Start the timer.

    • A E icon appears in the shooting display when the self-timer is enabled.

    • Press the shutter-release button all the way down to start the timer; the self-timer lamp will begin to flash. The lamp stops flashing two seconds before the timer expires.

Taking Multiple Shots

The number of shots taken and the interval between shots can be selected using Custom Setting c2 [Self-timer].