69The Shooting MenuMenu GuideContinuousUse the options in this menu to capture a fleetingexpression on a portrait subject, photograph a subjectthat is moving unpredictably, or capture motion in aseries of pictures.Multi-shot 16ContinuousSingleCONTINUOUSCONTINUOUS 1/21/2OptionSingle One shot is taken each time shutter-release button is pressed.Continuous While shutter-release button is pressed, camera takes pictures atrate of up to 1.5 fps until (wait) icon is displayed.3 shotbufferCamera shoots at up to 1 fps while shutter-release button ispressed, but only last few shots are saved (number of picturesrecorded depends on current image mode setting).DescriptionMulti-shot16Each time shutter-release button is pressed,camera takes sixteen consecutive pictures572 × 428 pixels in size at rate of about 2 fpsand arranges them in four rows to form a singlepicture measuring 2288 × 1712 pixels. Imagemode automatically set to Normal (2288).Restrictions on Camera SettingsAt settings other than Single, the flash ( 38) and BSS ( 70) turn off and focus, ex-posure, and white balance for all pictures are determined by the first shot in each series.Continuous is automatically set to Single when the self-timer is activated ( 40) orBSS is enabled ( 70). Digital zoom ( 17) can not be used with Multi-shot 16.The Memory BufferDuring shooting, pictures are stored in a temporary memory buffer before being transferredto internal memory or to the memory card for permanent storage. The number of picturesthat can be stored depends on image mode; the maximum at Normal (2288) is eight.When the buffer is full, a (wait) icon will be displayed and shooting will be suspended.More pictures can be taken as soon as enough memory becomes available in the buffer.ContinuousAt settings other than Single, the current “continuous” set-ting is shown by an icon in the display.ContinuousSelectSelect Press