DRIVE SETTINGS aka Shutter Control

Question 1

List the three Shutter Modes

Answer 1

1. Mechanical,
2. Electronic 1st Curtain,
3. Electronic

Question 2

Mechanical Shutter

Answer 2

Mechanical 1st and Mechanical 2nd,
1/200 flash sync,
vibration

Question 3

Electronic 1st Curtain

Answer 3

Electronic 1st, Mechanical 2nd,
1/250 flash sync.
Best Default option.

Question 4

Electronic Shutter

Answer 4

Electronic 1st, Electronic 2nd,
1/180 flash sync.
Do not leave in default.

Question 5

BUFFER in FULL ELECTRONIC

Answer 5

150-RAW,
540-JPEG with CFExpress-B.

Question 6

BUFFER in 1st ELEC/MECHANICAL

Answer 6

1000+ with CFExpress-B

Question 7

How to change DRIVE MODE

Answer 7

(Press Drive.AF button on top, left, front and use Quick Control-1 to change mode) or you can use the M-Fn button to left of shutter and main dial.

Question 8

List the 7 DRIVE MODES

Answer 8

1. SINGLE SHOOTING
2. LOW SPEED CONTINUOUS
3. HIGH SPEED CONTINUOUS
4. HIGH SPEED CONTINUOUS +
5. CUSTOM HIGH SPEED CONTINUOUS
6. SELF TIMER 10-SEC
7. SELF TIMER 2-SEC

Question 9

SINGLE SHOOTING drive mode

Answer 9

basic photos, one shot at a time.

Question 10

LOW SPEED CONTINUOUS drive mode

Answer 10

One press takes 3-shots each time regardless of shutter mode.

Question 11

HIGH SPEED CONTINUOUS drive mode

Answer 11

Mech=6,
Elec-1st Curt=8,
Elec=15

Question 12

HIGH SPEED CONTINUOUS + drive mode

Answer 12

Mech=12,
Elec-1st Curt=12,
Elec=30.
May vary based on other settings.

Question 13

CUSTOM HIGH SPEED CONTINUOUS drive mode

Answer 13

30-195 FPS (2-50 frames).
This must be turned on.
Custom Function-3 and Restrict Drive Modes.

Question 14

SELF TIMER 10-SEC drive mode

Answer 14

set a timer for 10 seconds

Question 15

SELF TIMER 2-SEC drive mode

Answer 15

set a timer for 2 seconds

Question 16

INTERVAL TIMES

Answer 16

(Shooting Menu-7).
Series of shots that you will use an external software to turn into a video.
Choose from one sec to one minute, choose 300 and Infinity for number of shots.

Question 17

MULTIPLE EXPOSURE

Answer 17

(Shooting Menu-6).
Can take a pic of a moon and a pic of the city and combine them.
Do NOT leave this feature turned on Continuously.