Taking Pictures Continuously
Continuous Shooting
Pictures can be taken continuously while the shutter release button is held down.
This camera has the following two types of continuous shooting.
g
Continuous
Shooting (Hi) h
Continuous
Shooting (Lo)
When [JPEG Recorded Pixels] is set to W and [JPEG
Quality] is C, pictures are taken continuously at approximately 5.2 frames per second. Up to 40 frames can be shot in one sequence.
When [JPEG Recorded Pixels] is set to W and [JPEG
Quality] is C, pictures are taken continuously at approximately 3.3 frames per second. Pictures can be taken continuously until the SD Memory Card is full.
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When the file format is [RAW], up to 15 frames (PEF) for g (Continuous
Shooting (Hi)) or up to 17 frames (PEF) for h (Continuous Shooting (Lo)) can be taken continuously.
1
Press the four-way controller (2) in Capture mode.
The [Drive Mode] screen appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (45)
to select g.
Drive Mode
Single Frame Shooting
MUP
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OK OK
3
Press the four-way controller (3) and use the four-way controller
(45) to select g or h.
MENU Cancel
Drive Mode
Continuous Shooting (Hi)
MUP
MENU Cancel OK OK
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4
Press the 4 button.
The camera is ready to take pictures continuously.
5
Press the shutter release button halfway.
The autofocus system operates. The focus indicator ] appears in the viewfinder when focused.
6
Press the shutter release button fully.
Pictures are taken continuously while the shutter release button is fully pressed. Take your finger off the shutter release button to stop.
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• If the focus mode is set to l (Single mode), the focus position is locked on the first frame and pictures are taken continuously at the same interval.
• Focusing is continuously active during continuous shooting when the focus mode is set to k (Continuous mode).
• You can also use the remote control for continuous shooting. (p.138)
• The shutter cannot be released until charging is complete when using the built-in flash. You can set the camera to enable shutter release while charging
the built-in flash in [30. Release While Charging] in the [A Custom Setting 5]
menu. (p.77)
• Select a mode other than g or h in the [Drive Mode] screen to cancel the continuous shooting. The setting is canceled when the camera is turned off if
[Drive Mode] in [Memory] (p.281) of the [A Rec. Mode 4] menu is set to P
(Off).
• The shooting speed may be slower when [Lens Correction] (p.201) is set to
O (On).
Interval Shooting
During interval shooting, pictures are taken at a set interval from a set time.
Interval shooting is not available when the mode dial is set to A, B (Green), p (Bulb) or C (Movie), or when Extended Bracketing, Digital Filter or HDR
Capture is set.
1
Select [Interval Shooting] in the [A Rec. Mode 2] menu
and press the four-way controller (5).
The [Interval Shooting] screen appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Interval].
Interval Shooting
Start Shooting
When taking two or more pictures, set the wait time until the next picture is taken.
Use the four-way controller (45) to select the number of hours, minutes, and seconds, and use the four-way controller
(23) to set the time.
You can set up to 24 hours, 00 minutes, and 00 seconds.
Interval
Number of Shots
Start Interval
Start Time
MENU Cancel
00 00 00 "
2 images
Now
OK OK
3
Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Number of
Shots].
Set the number of shots to be taken.
Press the four-way controller (5) and use the four-way controller (23) to select the number of shots to be taken.
You can select between 1 and 99 shots.
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Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Start Interval].
Set the time when the first picture is taken.
Press the four-way controller (5) and use the four-way controller (23) to select [Now] or [Set Time].
Now Shooting starts immediately. You can take two or more pictures.
Set
Time
Shooting starts at the set time. Press the four-way controller (3) to select [Start Time], use the four-way controller (45) to select the time, and use the four-way controller (23) to set the start time.
5
Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Start
Shooting] and press the 4 button.
The camera is ready to take a series of interval pictures.
6
Press the shutter release button halfway.
Interval Shooting
Standby
The focus indicator ] appears when the subject is in focus.
Remaining Shots 10 images
00 00 00 " Interval
MENU Exit
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Press the shutter release button fully.
When [Start Interval] is set to [Now], the first picture is taken. When set to [Set Time], shooting starts at the set time.
For shooting multiple pictures, pictures are taken at the interval set in Step 2.
After the set number of pictures is taken, the camera returns to normal
Capture mode.
• The camera cannot be operated during interval shooting. To cancel the interval shooting, press any button on the back of the camera or press the shutter release button and the 3 button to display the exit confirmation screen, and then use the four-way controller (23) to select [Exit] and press the 4 button. You can also exit the interval shooting by turning the main switch off or turning the mode dial.
• When the interval shooting is set, Extended Bracketing and Multi-exposure are not available.
• Interval shooting is not available when the exposure mode is set to p (Bulb) mode.
• 9 (Single Frame Shooting) is selected regardless of the current drive mode setting.
• If the subject is not in focus with the focus mode set to l (Single mode) or if the [Interval] setting is too short and the previous image processing cannot be completed before taking the next picture, no picture may be taken.
• Although each shot taken is displayed on the monitor with Instant Review, they cannot be enlarged or deleted.
• The [Interval] setting is disabled when [Number of Shots] is set to [1].
• Interval shooting is canceled when the SD Memory Card has no more available space.
• If Auto Power Off function (p.270) turns the camera off during interval shooting,
the camera automatically turns on again when the shooting time approaches.
• It is recommended to use the AC adapter kit K-AC50 (optional) when using the
interval shooting over a long period of time. (p.47)
Multi-exposure
You can take multiple frames while creating a single picture.
Multi-exposure is not available when the mode dial is set to B (Green) or C
(Movie), or when Extended Bracketing, HDR Capture or Digital Filter is set.
1
Select [Multi-exposure] in the [A Rec. Mode 2] menu and
press the four-way controller (5).
The [Multi-exposure] screen appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Number of Shots].
3
Press the four-way controller (5) and use the four-way controller
(23) to select the number of shots.
Select from 2 to 9 shots.
Multi-exposure
Start Shooting
Number of Shots
Auto EV Adjustment
2 times
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MENU Cancel OK OK
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Press the 4 button.
5
Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Auto EV Adjustment]
and use the four-way controller (45) to select O or P.
When O (On) is set, the exposure is adjusted automatically according to the number of shots.
6
Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Start
Shooting] and press the 4 button.
The camera returns to the Capture mode.
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Take a picture.
The created picture is displayed in Instant Review each time the shutter release button is pressed. Press the i button during Instant Review to discard pictures created up to that point and create again from the first picture.
The picture is saved when the set number of shots has been taken, and then the [Multi-exposure] screen appears again.
• When Multi-exposure is set, Interval Shooting and Extended Bracketing are not available.
• Multi-exposure, Exposure Bracketing and Extended Bracketing cannot be used at the same time. The mode set last is used.
• [Lens Correction] setting (p.201) is disabled when Multi-exposure is set.
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• If any of the following operations are performed while shooting, the pictures that have been already taken are saved and Multi-exposure is exited.
- The Q button, 3 button, four-way controller (2345), M button or | button is pressed
- The mode dial is turned
- Exposure Bracketing is set
• When shooting in Multi-exposure mode using Live View, a semi-transparent composite image of the pictures taken is displayed. (It is not displayed when outputting to an external monitor.)
