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296 “Custom” (Gear icon) Menu Settings

6.24.1 CONTINUOUS SHOOTING

What it Does When in Superior Auto mode, and the camera thinks your
subject is moving, this feature allows the camera to shoot continuously in
order to increase the odds of getting 1 sharp shot

Recommended Setting Auto

In Superior Auto mode, when ascertaining the kind of scene you’re
shooting, the camera may decide on its own that you’re trying to shoot
something that’s moving, whether it be a runner or a close-up of a flower
being blown in the wind. In such an instance, if this feature is set to AUTO
(which is the factory default), the camera may decide to take multiple
pictures instead of just one (shooting continuously for as long as you hold
your finger on the shutter release button), increasing the chances of you
getting one non-blurry shot.
If for some reason you don’t want the camera deciding whether to shoot
continuously like this, you can set this menu function to OFF, but be aware
that the camera will still shoot multiple times when it decides to go into
HDR or Handheld Twilight mode while in Superior Auto.
“So the camera takes several pictures just to make sure it gets a good one.
Won’t that fill up my memory card? Is there a way to tell the camera to
evaluate all the images it took and only keep the good one?” (The answer
is YES! See the next section.)

6.24.2 IMAGE EXTRACTION
What it Does Works in conjunction with the previous function. Tells the
camera to keep only the good one if the camera decided to shoot multiple
images
Recommended Setting Auto

When the Continuous Shooting function (previous section) is set to AUTO,
and the camera decides to shoot continuously, you can tell the camera

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