Cont. Shooting
Shoots images continuously while you press and hold down the shutter button.
- Select / (Drive Mode) of the control wheel → [Cont. Shooting].
- You can also set the continuous shooting by selecting MENU → (Camera Settings1) → [Drive Mode].
- Select the desired mode using the right/left side of the control wheel.
Menu item details
- Continuous Shooting: Hi+ :
- Images are shot continuously at the maximum speed while you press and hold down the shutter button.
- Continuous Shooting: Hi / Continuous Shooting: Mid/ Continuous Shooting: Lo:
- Subjects are easier to track because the subject is displayed in real-time on the monitor or viewfinder during shooting.
Number of still images recordable with continuous shooting
The following table shows estimated numbers of recordable still images with [Drive Mode] set to [Continuous Shooting: Hi+]. The numbers may vary depending on the shooting conditions and the memory card.
[JPEG Image Size]: [L:24M]
File Format/ JPEG Quality | Number of images |
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JPEG Fine | Approx. 223 images |
JPEG Extra fine | Approx. 215 images |
RAW (Compressed RAW) | Approx. 115 images |
RAW & JPEG (Compressed RAW)* | Approx. 86 images |
RAW (Uncompressed RAW) | Approx. 45 images |
RAW & JPEG (Uncompressed RAW)* | Approx. 39 images |
* [JPEG Quality] when [RAW & JPEG] is selected: [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
- The shooting speed during continuous shooting becomes slower when [RAW File Type] is set to [Uncompressed].
- When the F-value is greater than F11 in [Continuous Shooting: Hi+], [Continuous Shooting: Hi] or [Continuous Shooting: Mid] mode, the focus is locked to the setting in the first shot.
- The subject is not displayed in real-time on the monitor or viewfinder when shooting in [Continuous Shooting: Hi+] mode.
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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.