Shooting Continuously - Sony Alpha DSLR-A850 Instruction Manual

Shooting continuously

The camera records the images continuously at a maximum of 3 images per
second*.
* Our measurement conditions: [Image size] is set to [L:24M], [Quality] is set to
[Fine], the focus mode is set to Single-shot AF or manual focus, and the shutter
speed is 1/250 second or faster.
However, the speed of continuous shooting is slower when shooting under dark
conditions, the D-Range Optimizer is set to
(Advanced: Level), or [High ISO NR] is set to [High].
The maximum number of continuous shots (Media used for the
measurement: Sony CompactFlash Card NCFD2G (300× 4GB))
The number of continuous shooting images obtainable has an upper limit.
RAW
cRAW
RAW & JPEG
cRAW & JPEG
Extra fine
Fine/Standard
The number of images that can be shot
continuously is indicated in the
viewfinder. When the available number
of continuous shots is more than nine
images, "9" is indicated in the
viewfinder.
Note
• When the capacity of the memory card is insufficient, the camera may not
continuously shoot all the images indicated in the viewfinder.
82
16 images
18 images
12 images
12 images
34 images
384 images/593 images
(Advanced Auto) or
The number of images that can be
shot continuously