Nikon 5000 - Manual (Page 124)

Taking Photographs—Advanced Photography
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During Recording
While images are being transferred from the buffer to the memory card for
permanent storage, the green lamp next to the viewfinder will blink. Do not
eject the memory card, or remove or disconnect the power source until the
lamp has stopped blinking. Removing the card or cutting power in these cir-
cumstances could result in loss of data. Be sure that the camera is off before
you remove the memory card.
At a setting of Ultra HS, the zoom indicator in the
monitor moves from S (start) to E (end) as recording
progresses. To interrupt shooting before one hundred
photos have been recorded, remove your finger from the shutter-release button.
Using a Flash
At settings other than Single, the built-in Speedlight turns off automatically
and will not fire even when lighting is poor. External Speedlights connected
to the camera’s accessory shoe can be used at settings other than Movie and
Ultra HS (
108).
Focus, Exposure, and White Balance
At settings other than Single and Movie, focus, exposure, and white balance
are determined by the first photograph in each series.
The Memory Buffer
The camera is equipped with a memory buffer for temporary storage of pho-
tos during shooting, allowing you to take several photographs in succession
without waiting for the images to be transferred to the memory card. The
number of images that can be stored in the buffer depends on the quality and
size of the images. When the buffer becomes full, an hourglass icon ( ) will
be displayed in the monitor until enough data have been transferred to the
card to allow more photographs to be taken. More photographs can be taken
as soon as enough memory becomes available in the buffer. At settings of
Continuous Low and HS Sequence, you can continue to take photographs
as long as the shutter-release button is held down, although the rate at which
photographs are taken will drop when the buffer fills up.