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## Drive Mode

You can set a drive mode, such as continuous, self-timer, or bracket shooting.

1. Fn (Drive Mode) desired mode

- Select detailed settings using / if the selected mode has such options.

| (Single Shooting) | The camera shoots a single image without using the self-timer.
| (Cont. Shooting) | The camera shoots continuous images while the shutter button is pressed.
| (Spd Priority Cont.) | Shoots images continuously at high speed while you press and hold down the shutter button. The focus setting for the first shot is used for following shots.
| (Self-timer) | Sets the self-timer to a 10-second or 2-second delay. When you press the shutter button, the self-timer lamp flashes and a beep sounds until the shutter operates. To cancel, press the shutter button.
| (Bracket: Cont.) | Shoots the specified number of images, each with different degrees of brightness. You can set the value of bracket deviation (steps).
| (Single Bracket) | Shoots the specified number of images, shot by shot, each with different degrees of brightness. You can set the value of bracket deviation (steps).
| (WB bracket) | Shoots three images, each with different degrees of brightness according to the selected settings of white balance, color temperature and color filter. You can select the value of bracket deviation (steps) from [Lo] or [Hi].
| (DRO Bracket) | Shoots three images, each at different degrees of D-Range Optimizer. You can select the value of bracket deviation (steps) from [Lo] or [Hi].

Tips for preventing blur
If your hands or body move while holding the camera and pressing the shutter button, “Camera shake” occurs.
Camera shake occurs frequently under low-light or slow shutter speed conditions, such as those encountered in (Night Portrait) or (Night Scene) mode.
To reduce camera shake, set the self-timer to a 2-second delay and brace your arms against your sides after pressing the shutter button.
Notes

- When [Drive Mode] is set to [Bracket: Cont.], [Flash Mode] is set to [Flash Off].

- When the battery level is low, or a memory card is full, the burst stops.

Related Topic
Functions not available in some REC modes
Still shooting menu items not available in some REC modes
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