P.77, P.77), Press the four-way controller ( 2 ) in a mode – Pentax Optio M50 User Manual
Page 79: Press the shutter release button halfway, Press the shutter release button fully

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In this mode, pictures are taken continuously as long as the shutter
release button is pressed.
1
Press the four-way controller (2) in A mode.
2
Use the four-way controller (45)
to select 1 (Continuous Shooting)
and press the 4 button.
The camera is ready to take a series of pictures.
3
Press the shutter release button
halfway.
The focus frame on the display turns green if
the subject is in focus.
4
Press the shutter release button fully.
Pictures are taken continuously as long as you keep the shutter
release button pressed.
Taking a Series of Pictures (Continuous Shooting Mode)
1
Continuous
Shooting
Each time a picture is taken, the image is saved in the memory
before the next image is taken. The higher the image quality,
the longer the interval between shots.
• The flash does not discharge in Continuous Shooting.
• 1 (Continuous Shooting) can not be chosen in
b (Auto Picture),
A (Night), C (Movie), O (Voice Recording), F (Digital
Panorama) or
S
(Digital Wide) mode.
• You can continue shooting until the memory capacity of the SD
Memory Card or built-in memory is full.
• The interval of Continuous Shooting varies according to the
Recorded Pixels and Quality Level settings.
• The focus, exposure and white balance are locked with the first image.
• When the Face Recognition is activated (p.56), it works only when
taking the first image.
Shutter release
button
Four-way controller
4 button
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