Continuous Advance - Minolta DIMAGE 5 Instruction Manual

RECORDING MODE

CONTINUOUS ADVANCE

Continuous-advance mode allows a series of images to be captured while holding
down the shutter-release button. Continuous-advance acts as a motor drive on a film
camera. The number of images that can be captured at one time and the rate of
capture depends on the image-quality and image-size setting. The maximum rate of
capture is 1.1 fps (1.3 fps for DiMAGE 5) with full-size images with manual focus in
manual-exposure mode. The continuous-advance mode is set with the function dial (p.
40).
When the shutter-release button is pressed and held, the camera will begin recording
images until the maximum number has been taken or the shutter button is released.
This mode cannot be used with super-fine or RAW image (p. 44). The built-in flash can
be used, but the rate of capture is reduced because the flash must recharge between
frames.
Compose the picture as described in the basic operation section (p. 29). Press the
shutter-release button partway down to lock the exposure and focus for the series; if the
autofocus mode is set to continuous AF, the lens will continually focus during the series
(p. 68). Press and hold the shutter-release button all the way down to begin taking
pictures.
The following chart lists the maximum number of images that can be captured with
different image-quality and image-size combinations. The numbers in brackets refer to
the DiMAGE 5.
Image
Size
Image
Quality
Fine
Standard
Economy
52
2560 X 1920
1600 X 1200
(2048 X 1536)
5 (8)
7 (12)
12 (19)
1280 X 960
8 (12) 11 (17)
12 (18) 17 (26)
18 (28) 24 (36)
640 X 480
25 (38)
35 (53)
44 (68)