43Taking Photographs—Choosing a Shooting Mode* Average frame rate with continuous-servo AF, manual or shutter-priority autoex po sure, a shutter speed of ½50 s orfaster, and memory remaining in mem-ory buffer. Number of pictures that canbe stored in buffer depends on optionsselected for image quality and Hi-speedcrop (see right; figures assume that ISOsensitivity is set to ISO 100 equivalent,long exposure noise reduction is off,and Size priority is selected for JPEGcompression).Choosing a Shooting ModeSingle Frame, Continuous, Self-Timer, or Mirror UpShooting mode determines how the camera takes photo graphs: one at atime, in a continuous sequence, with a timed shutter-release delay, or withthe mirror raised to enhance shutter response and minimize vibration.Camera takes one photograph each time shutter-release button ispressed. Access lamp will light while photo is recorded; next shot canbe taken immediately if enough space remains in memory buffer.SSingleframeDescriptionModeUse the self-timer for self-portraits or to reduce blurring caused bycamera shake ( 130).Self-timerPress shutter-release button once to raise mirror, again to take photo-graph (shutter will be released automatically if shutter-release button isnot pressed for 30 s after mirror up). Mirror will be lowered after shutteris released. Choose this mode to minimize camera shake in situationsin which the least camera movement can result in blurred photographs.Note that autofocus, metering, and framing can not be confirmed in theviewfi nder while mirror is raised.M-UPMirror upWhile shutter-release button is held down, camera records 1–4 framesper second (1–7 fps when high-speed crop is on; 41).* Frame ratecan be chosen using Custom Setting d1 (Shooting Speed; 197).CLContinuouslow speedWhile shut ter-release button is held down, camera records up to 5frames per second (8 fps when high-speed crop is on; 41). *CHContinuoushigh speedQualityHi-speed cropOff OnUncompressed NEF+JPEG 16 28Compressed NEF+JPEG 16 28Uncompressed NEF 17 29Compressed NEF 17 29TIFF (RGB) 16 28JPEG 22 38
