41Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu (A (Auto) Mode)More on ShootingContinuousEnable continuous shooting or BSS (best shot selector). The flash is disabled whenContinuous, BSS or Multi-shot 16 is selected, and focus, exposure and whitebalance are fixed at the values determined with the first picture in each series.At settings other than Single, the indicator for the current setting is displayed inthe monitor (A 6).B Notes on Continuous Shooting• The frame rate with continuous shooting may vary depending upon the current image modesetting, the memory card used, or shooting condition.• There are functions with which this setting cannot be enabled. See “Camera Settings that CannotBe Applied Simultaneously” (A 49) for more information.B Note on BSSBSS may not produce the desired results if the subject moves or the composition changes while theshutter-release button is held down.B Note on Multi-shot 16Smear (A 147) visible in the monitor when shooting with Multi-shot 16 enabled will be recordedwith images. Avoiding bright objects such as the sun, reflections of the sun, and electric lights whenshooting with Multi-shot 16 enabled is recommended.A (auto) M d (Shooting menu) M ContinuousU Single (default setting)One picture is taken each time the shutter-release button is pressed.V ContinuousWhile the shutter-release button is held down, up to three pictures are taken at arate of about 0.9 frames per second (fps) when Image mode is set toI 4000×3000.D BSS (Best Shot Selector)The “best shot selector” is recommended when shooting with the flash off or thecamera zoomed in, or in other situations in which inadvertent motion can result inblurred pictures. When BSS is on, the camera takes up to ten pictures while theshutter-release button is held down. The sharpest picture in the series isautomatically selected and saved.W Multi-shot 16Each time the shutter-release button is pressed, camera takes16 shots at a rate of about 30 fps and arranges them in asingle image shots.• Image mode is fixed at L (image size: 2560 × 1920 pixels).• Digital zoom is not available.
