Nikon D300 Complete Manual page 425

Note: If you're using the internal flash, then neither continuous
shooting mode will actually be continuous! Only one shot is
taken with each shutter release press if the internal flash is
active (external flashes still work as normal).
One additional standard shooting method is available on the
Shooting Method dial:
Mirror-up. The first press of the shutter release raises
M
UP
the mirror; the second takes the picture (and returns
the mirror to the lowered position). This mode is very
useful for taking pictures with long telephoto or macro
lenses at shutter speeds between 1 second and 1/15,
where "mirror slap" vibrations can reduce acuity in
your image. However, note that the viewfinder is
blanked out while the mirror is up. Also, if you
haven't pressed the shutter release a second time after
30 seconds, the camera will do so automatically and
take a picture for you. In other words, M
function as a dedicated 30-second Self Timer.
has a bug: the camera appears to ignore shutter
M
UP
speeds of slower than
active.
Another anomaly with Mirror-up: if the flash is
operative, you'll see the preflash on the first shutter
release press (before the mirror goes up).
To change the frame rate setting: Hold down the Shooting
õ
Method Lock Release button and turn the Shooting Method
dial until S (Single Frame), C
(Continuous High),
separately in "Live View" on page <428>),
which is the same as single frame with a timed delay, which I
deal with in "Self Timer" on page <426>), or M
shows in the notch at the top of the camera.
Thom Hogan's Complete Guide to the Nikon D300
second when this option is
(Continuous Low), C
L
(Live View, which I'll deal with
can also
UP
H
(self-timer,
o
(Mirror Up)
UP
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