Nikon D2Xs Manual page 58

To choose a shooting mode, press the mode dial
lock release and turn the mode dial to the desired
setting.
The Memory Buffer
The camera is equipped with a memory buffer for tem po rary storage, allowing shoot-
ing to continue while photographs are being saved to the memory card. The frame
rate will drop when the buffer is full.
While photographs are being recorded to the memory card, the access lamp next to
the memory card slot will light. Depending on the number of the images in the buf-
f er, recording may take from a few seconds to a few minutes. Do not re move the
mem o ry card or re move or dis con nect the power source until the access lamp
has gone out. If the camera is switched off while data remain in the buffer, the power
will not turn off until all images in the buffer have been recorded. To turn the cam-
era off without recording the images in the buffer, press the
the camera off (keep the
camera off). If the battery is exhausted while images remain in the buffer, the shutter
release will be disabled and the images transferred to the memory card.
The approximate time required to write the entire buffer to a 1 GB SanDisk SDCFX
(Extreme III) card is as follows (ISO sensitivity set to ISO 100 equivalent, long exposure
noise reduction off, and Size priority selected for JPEG compression):
Quality
Uncompressed NEF (RAW) + JPEG Basic (Large)
Uncompressed NEF (RAW)
TIFF RGB (Large)
JPEG Fine (Large)
Buffer Size
The number of im ag es that can be stored in the memory
buffer at current set tings is shown in the ex po sure-count
dis plays in the viewfi nder and top con trol pan el while
the shutter-release button is pressed.
d2—Maximum Shots (
The maximum number of photographs that can be taken in a single burst can be lim-
ited to any amount between 1 and 60.
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button pressed for at least one second after turning the
Hi-speed crop: Off
35 s (16 frames)
35 s (17 frames)
530 s (16 frames)
16 s (22 frames)
197)
button while turning
Hi-speed crop: On
40 s (28 frames)
35 s (29 frames)
590 s (28 frames)
20 s (38 frames)