Nikon D50 - Manual (Page 31)

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torial—Choosing a Shooting Mode
Shooting mode determines how the camera takes pho to graphs: one at a
time or continuously while the shutter-release button is held down.
Mode Description
Single frame
(default) Camera takes one photograph each time shutter-release button
is pressed.
Continuous
(burst mode) Camera records photographs at rate of up to about 2.5 frames
per second while shutter-release button is pressed.
To choose a shooting mode, press the button
and rotate the command dial until the desired
mode is displayed in the control panel.
Choosing a Shooting Mode
The Memory Buffer
The camera is equipped with a memory buffer 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 as long as the shutter-release button is held down,
al though the frame rate will drop once the buffer has fi lled.
The number of im ag es that can be stored in the
memory buffer 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.