Cont. Shooting

still image

Shoots images continuously while you press and hold down the shutter button.

  1. MENU → (Shooting) → [Drive Mode] → [Drive Mode] → [Cont. Shooting].
  2. Select the desired mode using the right/left side of the control wheel.

Menu item details

Continuous Shooting: Hi / Continuous Shooting: Lo

Number of still images recordable with continuous shooting

The following table shows estimated numbers of recordable still images with [Drive Mode] set to [Cont. Shooting]. The numbers may vary depending on the shooting conditions and the memory card.


Image Size:[L: 60M]

File Format Number of images when JPEG is selected Number of images when HEIF is selected
JPEG/HEIF (Fine) Approx. 1 000 images or more Approx. 1 000 images or more
RAW (Compressed RAW) Approx. 52 images Approx. 52 images
RAW & JPEG/RAW & HEIF (Compressed RAW)* Approx. 40 images Approx. 44 images
RAW (Uncompressed RAW) Approx. 15 images Approx. 15 images
RAW & JPEG/RAW & HEIF (Uncompressed RAW)* Approx. 14 images Approx. 14 images
RAW (Lossless compression RAW: L) Approx. 20 images Approx. 20 images
RAW & JPEG/RAW & HEIF (Lossless compression RAW: L)* Approx. 16 images Approx. 17 images

* When [JPEG Quality]/[HEIF Quality] is set to [Fine].

Hint

  • To continuously adjust the focus and exposure during continuous shooting, set as follows:
    • [Focus Mode]: [Continuous AF]
    • [AEL w/ Shutter]: [Off] or [Auto]

Note

  • Continuous shooting is unavailable in the following situations:
    • The shooting mode is set to [Scene Selection] and a scene other than [Sports Action] is selected.
  • The speed of continuous shooting decreases when [Shutter Type] is set to [Electronic Shutter] and you are shooting in the uncompressed RAW or lossless compressed RAW format.
  • The speed of continuous shooting decreases when you shoot with a flash.
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