133Menu Guide—The Shooting MenuLong Exp. NRThis option controls whether photographs takenat shutter speeds slower than about 1 s areprocessed to reduce “noise” (randomly-spaced,brightly-colored pix els that appear at slow shutterspeeds, particularly in shadows). Highlight LongExp. NR in the shooting menu ( 132) and pressthe multi selector to the right. Press the multiselector up or down to highlight an option, thenpress to the right to make a selection.The Memory BufferThe maximum number of shots that can be stored in the memory buffer when noisereduction is on is as follows:Option DescriptionOff(default) Noise reduction off; camera functions normally.OnNoise reduction takes effect at shutter speeds ofabout 1 s or slower. Time required to process im-ages more than doubles; if this option is selectedin continuous shooting mode ( 62), frame ratewill drop to under 3 fps. During processing,blinks in shutter-speed and aper-ture dis plays. Next photo can be taken whenis no longer displayed.Image quality Image size No. of shotsRAW 3—FINE7L5M17SNORM10L5M25SImage quality Image size No. of shotsBASIC17L5M47SRAW+BASIC 3L
