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Reference—Choosing a Shooting Mode
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The number of im ag es that can be stored in the memory
buff er at current set tings is shown in the ex po sure-count
dis plays in the viewfi nder and con trol pan el while the
shutter-release button is pressed (at image qualities of
JPEG Fine, JPEG Normal, and JPEG Basic, the display
will show 25 when the buff er contains space for 25 or
more images). This number is updated as photographs are transferred to the memory
card and more memory becomes available in the buff er. If 0 is displayed, the memory
buff er is full and shooting will slow.
Buff er Size
Auto Image Rotation ( 119)
In continuous mode, the orientation recorded for the fi rst shot applies to all photographs in
the same burst, even if camera orientation is changed during shooting.
The Memory Buff er
The camera is equipped with a memory buff er for tem po rary storage, allowing shooting
to continue while photographs are being saved to the memory card. When the buff er is
full, the shut ter is disabled until enough data have been trans ferred to the mem o ry card
to make room for another photograph. In con tin u ous mode, shooting will con tin ue to a
maximum of 100 shots as long as the shutter-release button is held down, al though the
frame rate will drop once the buff er has fi lled.
While photographs are being recorded to the memory card, the access lamp next to the
memory card slot will light. Depending on the number of images in the buff er, record-
ing may take from a few seconds to a few minutes. Do not re move the mem o ry card or
re move or dis con nect the power source until the access lamp has gone out. If the camera
is switched off while data remain in the buff er, the power will not turn off until all images
in the buff er have been recorded. To turn the camera off without recording the images in
the buff er, press the button while turning the camera off (keep the button pressed for
at least one second after turning the camera off ). If the battery is exhausted while images
remain in the buff er, the shutter release will be disabled and the images transferred to the
memory card.
The approximate time required to write the entire buff er to a 1 GB SanDisk SDCFX (Extreme
III) card is as follows (ISO sensitivity set to ISO 100 equivalent):
Uncompressed NEF (RAW) + JPEG Basic (Large) 50 s (19 frames)
Uncompressed NEF (RAW) 50 s (22 frames)
JPEG Fine (Large) 35 s (37 frames)
The buff er size shown in the control panel and viewfi nder is an approximation only. The
fi le size of compressed images varies with the scene recorded, producing variations in the
number of images that can be stored. See the Appendix ( 196) for more information.