Nikon D40 Guide User Manual

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Shooting mode determines how tile camera takes photographs: one at a time, in a continuous sequence, with a timed shutter release delay, or with a remote control.Mode DescriptionSingle frame[] (default) Camera takes one photograph each time shutter-release button is pressed.Camera records photographs at up to about 2.5 frames per second whileshutter-release button is pressed (note that photographs taken at an ISO sen-sitivity of HI 1 are automatically processed to reduce noise, increasing record-ing time by about 1 second per frame). Only one shot will be taken if flashfires; select t_ Auto (flash off) mode (_e_18) or turn flash off (_ 35) for burstphotography._t_)10sSelf-timer Use for self-portraits or to reduce blurring caused by camera shake (_ 33).2s Delayed remote Optional MbL3 remote control required. Use for self-portraits (_ 33).Quick-response Optional MbL3 remote control required. Use to reduce blurring caused byremote11-_!Fn _.tto.(_ 77)If Self-timer (the default option) is selected for Custom Setting 11 (_)/Fnbutton), self-timer mode can also be selected by pressing the self-timerbutton.Continuous(burst mode)32The Memory BufferThe camera is equipped with a memory buffer for temporary storage, allowing shooting to continuewhile photographs are being saved to the memory card. When the buffer is full, the shutter is dis-abled until enough data have been transferred to the memory card to make room for another photo-graph. In continuous mode, shooting will continue to a maximum of 100 shots, although the framerate will drop once the buffer has filled. See the Appendix for it/formation on the number of photo-graphs that can be stored in the memory buffer.The approximate number of images that car/ be stored in the memorybuffer at current settings is shown in the exposure-count display in theviewfinder while the shutter-release button is pressed.Reference:Moreon Photography(All Modes)/ShootingMode