C Continuous - Nikon COOLPIX P80 User Manual

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

C Continuous

Capture motion in a series of pictures and apply Best Shot Selector (BSS). When
Continuous, BSS, or Multi-shot 16 is selected, the flash will be disabled, and
focus, exposure and white balance are fixed at the values for the first picture in
each series.
U
Single (default setting)
One picture is shot each time shutter-release button is pressed.
V
Continuous
While the shutter-release button is held down, up to 9 pictures are shot at a rate of
about 1.1 frames per second (fps) when image quality is set to b Normal and
image size is set to M 3648×2736.
j
BSS
BSS is recommended for shooting under low lighting without the flash, with the
camera zoomed in, or in other situations in which camera shake is likely to blur
pictures.
When Best Shot Selector (BSS) is enabled, the camera shoots up to ten pictures
while the shutter-release button is held down. The sharpest picture (picture with
the most detail) in the series is automatically selected and saved.
W
Multi-shot 16
Each time shutter-release button is pressed, camera shoots
16 pictures at about 1.1 frames per second and arranges
them in a single picture with image quality is set to
b Normal and image size is set to D 2592×1944.
Digital zoom cannot be applied.
At an ISO sensitivity (A 96) setting of 3200 or 6400, the
Multi-shot 16 option is not available.
When shooting with the Multi-shot 16 option, select options other than 3200 or
6400 for ISO sensitivity and select Multi-shot 16 for Continuous.
X
Intvl timer shooting
Camera shoots (up to 1,800 frames) automatically at specified interval (A 99).
At settings other than Single, the indicator for the current setting is displayed in
the monitor (A 6).
B
Note on Best Shot Selector
BSS may not produce the desired results if the subject moves or the composition changes while the
shutter-release button is pressed all the way down.
B
Note on Shutter Speed
When Continuous, BSS or Multi-shot 16 is selected for Continuous (A 98), the slowest shutter
speed available is down to 1/2 sec.
98