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Scene Mode
Sports Assist
(Sports assist) mode is used for dynamic action
shots that capture moving objects. The assist menu lets
you freeze the action in a single shot or record motion
in a series of pictures.
Rotate the Mode Dial to and press the Button
(30).
The following Sports assist modes are available:
Sports Assist
In (Sports) or (Sport composite) mode, Auto-focus mode is locked to Con-
tinuous AF ( 101) and focus area is locked in the center of the frame. The camera
focuses continuously, until AF lock is set by pressing the Shutter-release Button half-
way.
SPORTS
While Shutter-release Button is held down, pictures are recorded at rate of up to
about 1.7 frames per second (E7900)/2 frames per second (E5900). With E7900,
camera takes about 29 shots in a series when Image quality is NORMAL and
Image size is 7M (3072
× 2304). With E5900, camera takes about 9 shots in a
series when Image quality is NORMAL and Image size is 5M (2592
× 1944).
• Focus, exposure, and white balance are determined by first shot in each series.
SPORT SPECTATOR
Sport spectator is ideal for capturing those instants when you have no time to com-
pose the picture. Use at ranges of about 4 m - .
• While Shutter-release Button is held down, pictures are recorded at rate of up to
about 1.7 frames per second (E7900)/2 frames per second (E5900). Number of
shots that can be taken is the same as for (Sports) mode.
SPORT COMPOSITE
Each time Shutter-release Button is pressed, camera takes
sixteen consecutive shots in about 2 seconds. Camera
arranges pictures in four rows (one shot: 400
× 300) to
form a single picture (2M: 1600
× 1400). Focus, exposure,
and white balance are determined by first shot in each
series.
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