Cont. Shooting

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

  1. Turn the drive mode dial and select the desired mode.
    • Turn the drive mode dial while pressing the drive mode dial lock release button.

Setting item details

Continuous Shooting: Hi / Continuous Shooting: Mid/ Continuous Shooting: Lo


Shutter Type
Mechanical Shutter Auto/Electronic Shutter *1
Continuous Shooting: Hi 10 images per second at maximum*2 20 images per second at maximum*2 *3 *4
Continuous Shooting: Mid 8 images per second at maximum*2 10 images per second at maximum*2
Continuous Shooting: Lo 3 images per second at maximum 5 images per second at maximum*2

*1 The value shown is the shooting speed when [Aperture Drive in AF] is set to [Standard]. When [Aperture Drive in AF] is set to [Focus Priority], the speed of continuous shooting may become slower.

*2The focus is locked to the setting in the first shot when [Aperture Drive in AF] is set to [Standard] or [Silent Priority], and the F-value is greater than F16.

*3 When the Focus Mode is set to AF-C (Continuous AF), the speed of continuous shooting varies depending on the attached lens. For details, check the support page on compatible lenses.

*4 During uncompressed RAW shooting, 12 images are shot per second at maximum.

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

  • The shooting speed during continuous shooting becomes slower when [RAW File Type] is set to [Uncompressed].
  • Continuous shooting is unavailable in the following situations:
    • [Picture Effect] is set to one of the following: [Rich-tone Mono.]
    • [DRO/Auto HDR] is set to [Auto HDR].
  • The speed of continuous shooting decreases when you shoot with a flash.