Release mode
Choose the operation performed when the shutter-release/REC button is pressed all the way down.
Choosing a release mode
You can choose the operation performed when the shutter-release/REC button is pressed all the way down from the i menu or photo shooting menu [Release mode].
When [Release mode] is highlighted in the i menu, rotate the main command dial to set release mode.
- When [Release mode] is highlighted in the i menu, options for the selected setting, if any, can be selected by rotating the sub-command dial.
| Mode | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| U | [Single frame] | The camera takes one photograph each time the shutter-release/REC button is pressed. |
| V | [Continuous L] | The camera takes photographs at a selected rate while the shutter-release/REC button is pressed.
|
| W | [Continuous H] | The camera takes photos at up to 16 fps while the shutter-release/REC button is pressed. |
| X | [Continuous H (extended)] | The camera takes photos at up to 20 fps while the shutter-release/REC button is pressed. |
| r | [C15] | The camera takes photographs at 15, 30, 60, or 120 fps while the shutter-release/REC button is pressed (High-speed frame capture + (C15/C30/C60/C120)). |
| s | [C30] | |
| K | [C60] | |
| L | [C120] | |
| E | [Self-timer] | Take pictures with the self-timer (Using the self-timer (E)). |
Frame advance rate
The maximum frame advance rates for [Continuous H] and [Continuous H (extended)] vary with camera settings.
| Release mode | Image quality | Maximum frame advance rate |
|---|---|---|
| [Continuous H] | NEF (RAW)/NEF (RAW) + | Approx. 15.3 fps |
| JPEG/HEIF | Approx. 16 fps | |
| [Continuous H (extended)] | NEF (RAW)/NEF (RAW) + | Approx. 20 fps |
| JPEG | Approx. 20 fps |
Cautions: Continuous H (extended)
- The camera may be unable to maintain consistent exposure across each burst at some settings. For consistent exposure across all the shots in each burst, use autoexposure lock (Autoexposure (AE) lock).
- The frame advance rate for [Continuous H (extended)] drops to that for [Continuous H] when [HLG] is selected for [Tone mode] in the photo shooting menu.
Cautions: Burst photography
- Depending on shooting conditions and memory card performance, the memory card access lamp may light for anywhere from a few tens of seconds to around a minute. Do not remove the memory card while the memory card access lamp is lit. Not only could any unrecorded images be lost, but the camera or memory card could be damaged.
- If the camera is switched off while the memory card access lamp is lit, it will not power off until all images in the buffer have been recorded.
- If the battery is exhausted while images remain in the buffer, the shutter release will be disabled and the images transferred to the memory card.
The memory buffer
- While the shutter-release/REC button is pressed halfway, the frame-count display will show the number of pictures that can be stored in the memory buffer.
- When the buffer is full, the display will show r000 and the frame rate will drop.
- The number shown is approximate. The actual number of photos that can be stored in the memory buffer varies with camera settings and shooting conditions.
Series
Each series of shots taken during burst photography or high-speed frame capture + can be treated as a group. Use [Series playback] in the playback menu to choose how bursts are handled during playback.
High-speed frame capture + (C15/C30/C60/C120)
For high-speed burst photography at frame rates of 15, 30, 60, or 120 fps (high-speed frame capture +), choose [C15], [C30], [C60], or [C120] in the i menu or photo shooting menu [Release mode].
- The maximum length of bursts taken using high-speed frame capture + varies with the frame rate.
- The photos recorded may also include the final pictures from frames buffered while the shutter-release/REC button is pressed halfway (“Pre-Release Capture”); to choose how much of the buffer is saved, use Custom Setting d3 [Pre-Release Capture options]. You can also limit the length of the burst recorded after the shutter-release/REC button is pressed all the way down (d3: Pre-Release Capture options).
- The touch shutter can be used only to take one picture at a time. Use the shutter-release/REC button for high-speed frame capture +.
High-speed frame capture +: Restrictions
- The options available for image area vary with the frame advance rate.
- [C15]/[C30]/[C60]: Choose from [FX (36×24)] and [DX (24×16)]
- [C120]: The only option available is [DX (24×16)]
- Image quality is fixed at [JPEG/HEIF normal] and pictures are recorded in JPEG format.
- Image size is fixed at [Large].
- The options available for shutter speed vary with the frame advance rate.
- [C15]/[C30]/[C60]: 1/16000–1/60 s
- [C120]: 1/16000–1/125 s
- Exposure compensation is restricted to values between −3 and +3 EV, although settings between −5 and +5 EV can be selected.
- The upper limit for ISO sensitivity is ISO 64000, even when higher values (Hi 0.3 through Hi 1.7) are selected.
- The option chosen for [Minimum shutter speed] will not apply if [ON] is selected for [ISO sensitivity settings] > [Auto ISO sensitivity control] in the photo shooting menu.
- High-speed frame capture + cannot be combined with some camera features, including:
- flexible program,
- HLG tone mode,
- flash photography,
- bracketing,
- multiple exposures,
- HDR overlay,
- dehaze,
- interval-timer photography,
- time-lapse video recording,
- focus shift, and
- pixel shift.
High-speed frame capture +
Memory cards with a high write speed are recommended (Approved memory cards).
Using the self-timer (E)
In self-timer mode, pressing the shutter-release/REC button all the way down starts a timer, and a photo is taken when the timer expires.
- In [Release mode] in the i menu, highlight [Self-timer] and press the multi selector down.
- Choose the desired shutter-release delay and number of shots.
Press the center of the multi selector to select the highlighted option.
Press the shutter-release/REC button halfway to display the shooting display. - Frame the photograph and focus.
The timer will not start if the shutter cannot be released, as may be the case, for example, if the camera is unable to focus when AF-S is selected for focus mode. - Start the timer.
- Press the shutter-release/REC button all the way down to start the timer; the self-timer lamp will begin to flash. The lamp stops flashing two seconds before the timer expires.
- The timer duration, the number of shots taken, and the interval between shots can be selected using Custom Setting c2 [Self-timer].
- Press the shutter-release/REC button all the way down to start the timer; the self-timer lamp will begin to flash. The lamp stops flashing two seconds before the timer expires.