Chapter 8 Capturing Images with Advanced Setting Menu71Photographing andPlaying Images(3) Performing consecutive capture with interval timerWhen the continuous shot mode is set, you can consecutive capture (with interval timer) by the [CAPTURE] button of [CAMMENU].Shot mode settingThe continuous shot mode setting is made on the [CAM MENU: SHOT/REC] screen.Refer to “8.3.4 (1) Setting the shot mode” for setting details.1 To start the consecutive capture, press the [CAPTURE]button on the [CAM MENU].The first shot of the consecutive capture is captured and theicon of the [CAPTURE] button changes to “STOP”.The second and subsequent shots are capturedautomatically at the specified interval until the specifiednumber of shots is captured. When the specified number ofimages has been captured, the consecutive captureterminates automatically.Note: The consecutive capture setting (continuous shotmode, number of shots, and shot interval) ismaintained so that pressing the [CAPTURE] buttonagain starts consecutive capture.2 To stop the consecutive capture halfway, press the[CAPTURE] button again.Starting and stopping consecutive captureThe display of the task bar during consecutive captureDuring consecutive capture, the shot count is displayed on the task bar when images are captured.• Example: When five pictures have been shot with the shot count setting of 10, it shows “SAVED 5/10”.Image capture condition change during consecutive captureYou can change the photographing condition by the operation menu on the screen even when consecutive captureis in progress.• You can change the exposure or focus during consecutive capture to capture the changes of the object'sappearance.• If it is necessary to capture the object under a fixed condition to observe time variation of the object, etc., do notchange the condition during consecutive capture.The case when photographing interval cannot be maintainedIn the case when it takes longer time to store images in the storage media device, saving an image may take longer than thespecified interval, in which case some pictures are discarded. When you capture important images, be sure to test theoperation before you start consecutive capture.• Normal consecutive capture• When some pictures are discardedLimitation during consecutive captureThere are the following limitations during consecutive capture.(1) [TOOL BAR] and [SETUP MENU] on the task bar are disabled (grayed out).(2) Among the [MENU SELECT] buttons of the [CAM MENU] screen, [VIEW] and [TOOL] are disabled (grayed out).(3) Printing is not possible for consecutive capture.1 2Capture Capture CaptureCapture CapturePhotographing interval Photographing interval Photographing intervalPhotographing interval Photographing interval Photographing interval Photographing intervalSaving Saving SavingSaving SavingCapturePhotographing intervalSaving
