Nikon D2Xs - Manual (Page 211)

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Menu Guide—Custom Settings
Custom Setting d1: CL-Mode Shooting Speed
This option determines the rate at which photographs can be taken in C
L
(continuous low-speed) mode (during interval timer photography, this set-
ting also determines the frame advance rate for single-frame and mirror-up
modes). Shooting speed can be set to values between 1 and 7 frames per
second (fps); the default value is 3 fps. Regardless of the setting chosen,
the maximum speed when Hi-speed Crop is Off is 4 fps (
41). The frame
advance rate may drop at slow shutter speeds.
Highlight d1 Shooting speed in the second level
of the CSM menu (
181) and press the multi
selector to the right. Press the multi selector up
or down to highlight an option, then press to the
right to make a selection.
Custom Setting d2: Max No. of Shots Taken in Continuous Shooting
The maximum number of shots that can be taken
in a single burst in continuous mode can be set to
any value between 1 and 60. Highlight d2 Maxi-
mum shots in the second level of the CSM menu
(
181) and press the multi selector to the right.
Press the multi selector up or down to choose the
number of shots, then press to the right to make a selection.
The Memory Buffer ( 44)
The following table shows the maximum number of shots that can be taken before the
memory buffer fi lls and shooting slows:
Quality Hi-speed crop: Off Hi-speed crop: On
Uncompressed NEF (RAW) + JPEG
16 28
Compressed NEF (RAW)+JPEG
Uncompressed NEF (RAW)
17 29
Compressed NEF (RAW)
TIFF RGB 16 28
JPEG 22 38
The above fi gures assume that ISO sensitivity is set to ISO 100, long exposure noise
reduction is off (
175), and that Size priority is selected for JPEG compression (
47).