Operating Manual

3
Shooting
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t Memo
• Optical Preview is always used when the drive mode is set to
[Mirror Lock-up Shooting], [Multi-exposure], [Interval
Shooting], or [Interval Composite], or when
[ASTROTRACER] is activated.
• The display settings and camera operation during Digital
Preview can be changed in [Digital Preview] of the A4 menu.
(p.22)
• The preview function can also be assigned to P. (p.78)
You can easily switch between Optical Preview and Digital
Preview after assigning different kinds of preview methods to
the two controls, U of the main switch and P.
u Caution
• The effects of some functions cannot be checked during
Digital Preview or are not applied to the saved preview image.
You can choose from the following drive modes.
Setting the Drive Mode
Single Frame
Shooting
(L)
Normal capture mode
Continuous
Shooting
(Z/a/b)
Continuously takes pictures while the shutter
release button is kept pressed. (p.49)
The number of pictures that can be taken
continuously varies according to the
selected mode (H/M/L).
Self-timer
(O/P)
Releases the shutter about 12 seconds or 2
seconds after the shutter release button is
pressed. (p.49)
Remote
Control
(Q/R/S)
Enables shooting with remote control. (p.50)
Select from [Remote Control], [Remote
Control (3 sec. delay)], or [Remote
Continuous Shooting].
Exposure
Bracketing
(T/1/U)
Takes consecutive pictures at different
exposure levels. (p.50)
Select from [Exposure Bracketing], [Self-
timer+Exposure Bracketing], or [Exposure
Bracket+Remote Ctrl].
Mirror Lock-up
Shooting
(c/d)
Takes images with the mirror raised. (p.51)
Select from [Mirror Lock-up Shooting] or
[Remote Control+Mirror Lock-up].
Multi-exposure
(V/2/W/X)
Creates a composite image by taking
multiple pictures and merging them into a
single image. (p.52)
Select from [Multi-exposure], [Multi-
exposure+Continuous], [Self-timer+Multi-
exposure], or [Remote Control+Multi-exposure].
Interval
Shooting
(Y)
Takes pictures at a set interval from a set
time. (p.52)