Taking Pictures Using Burst Mode - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GX8 Owner's Manual For Advanced Features

6. Shutter and Drive Settings

Taking Pictures using Burst Mode

Applicable modes:
Pictures are taken continuously while the shutter button is pressed.
•
Pictures taken with a burst speed of [SH] will be recorded as a single burst group (P257).
1
Press 4 (
2
Press 2/1 to select the burst icon ([
etc.), and then press 3.
3
Select the burst speed with 2/1, and then
press [MENU/SET].
Burst
speed
(pictures/
second)
Live View during Burst
Mode
With RAW files
¢1
Without RAW
¢1 Number of recordable pictures
¢2 When recording is performed under the test conditions specified by Panasonic
¢3 Depending on the recording conditions, the number of recordable pictures in a burst
may be reduced.
(For example, when you set [i.Resolution] of the [Rec] menu, the number of
recordable pictures in a burst may be reduced)
¢4 Pictures can be taken until the capacity of the card becomes full. However the burst
speed will become slower halfway. The exact timing of this depends on the aspect
ratio, the picture size, the setting for the quality and the type of card used.
).
[SH]
(Super high
speed)
Mechanical
shutter
Electronic
Shutter
None
Max. 120
files
],
[H]
(High speed)
8 (AFS)
—
6 (AFC)
10 (AFS)
40
6 (AFC)
None
—
175
H
SH H M
LV
[M]
(Middle
(Low speed)
speed)
5.5 (AFS)
6 (AFC)
6
Available Available
2, 3, 4
30 or more ¢
2, 3, 4
100 or more ¢
31/3
L
LV
[L]
2
2