Nikon 990 - Manual (Page 52)

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Continuous Photography
Using the CONTINUOUS menu, you can
set the camera to take photographs one
at a time, shoot multiple photographs in
sequence, or even record short movies.
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MENU O F F
CONTINUOUS
Single
Continuous
Multi-shot 16
VGA Sequence
Ultra HS
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SELECT SET
Movie
A
A
Option Description
Single
Camera records one photograph each time
shutter-release button is fully pressed
Continuous
Camera records photographs in continuous
sequence while shutter-release button is held
down. Not available at HI image quality.
VGA
Sequence
Camera takes series of consecutive photo-
graphs 640
×
480 pixels in size. Image quality is
set to NORMAL, allowing photos to be taken
at approximately two frames per second.
Ultra HS
Camera takes eighty photographs 320
×
240
pixels in size (QVGA). Image quality is set to
NORMAL, allowing photos to be taken at
approximately thirty frames per second. Each
sequence of photographs is saved in separate
folder automatically created by camera. Folder
name begins with “N_” followed by three-digit
number assigned in ascending order by camera.
Option Description
The built-in flash will not fire at settings of Continuous, Multi-shot 16,
and VGA Sequence. Unless you are using an external flash, it is recom-
mended that you set the flash to
(“flash cancel”) at these settings to
ensure that photographs are not underexposed. At settings other than
Single and Movie, the focus, exposure, and auto white-balance settings
used for the first image are applied to all other images in the same series.
Settings of Movie and Ultra HS only take effect when the LCD monitor
is on. If the monitor is turned off, the camera will revert to a setting of
Single until the monitor is turned on. While Movie or Ultra HS is in
effect, both built-in and external flashes will be automatically turned off. If
the lens is rotated to point in the same direction as the LCD monitor at a
setting of Movie, the display in the LCD monitor will be inverted and
movies will be recorded upside down.
Image quality and size
Flash settings
For more information on:
Multi-shot
16
Camera takes up to sixteen consecutive
“thumbnail” images and combines them into
collage. This option is only available when
image size is set to “full.”
Movie
Camera begins recording movie when shutter-
release button is fully pressed. Movie ends
after forty seconds, or next time shutter-
release button is fully pressed. Movie is stored
in QuickTime format (DOS file extension
“.MOV”). Each frame has image quality of
NORMAL and is 320
×
240 pixels in size
(QVGA).