How to set Continuous Shooting

You can shoot pictures continuously as long as you hold down the shutter button.

For details on the shooting modes in which the [Continuous] () settings cannot be made, please see the table at the end of this section.

Caution

The following explanations are provided based on the assumption that the [Shooting Mode] is set to [Program] ().

Cannot be used with the self-timer.

Continuous shooting speed increases in [Low Light] () mode.

Depending on the shooting conditions, the camera settings and the zoom position, the camera may stop shooting momentarily, or the shooting speed may slow down.

As the number of images increases, the shooting speed may slow down.

If the flash fires, the shooting speed may slow down.

1. Press the ⋖Power⋗ button.

2. Press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ () button.

3. The following screen appears on the LCD monitor.

Operate the ⋖directional buttons⋗ up or down to select the [Drive Mode] ().

Operate the ⋖directional buttons⋗ left or right to select the [Continuous] ().

After the selection is made, press the ⋖FUNC./SET⋗ button ().

4. The following screen appears on the LCD monitor.

If the [Continuous] () icon is displayed on the upper-left part of the screen, the setting is completed.

As long as you hold the ⋖shutter button⋗ down, the camera will shoot successive images.

For details on the shooting modes in which the [Continuous] () settings cannot be made and the maximum speeds, please see the table below.

^{... The continuous shooting settings cannot be made in any of these shooting modes.}

^{... The camera does not have this shooting mode.}

Model	Maximum Speed (Approx. Images/sec.)		Shooting modes in which the [Continuous] () settings cannot be made.
		*, When Set		, ,	, ,
PowerShot A800	0.8	2.2
PowerShot A1200	1.0	3.6
PowerShot A2200	0.9	2.7
PowerShot A3200 IS	0.9	2.8
PowerShot A3300 IS	0.8	2.5

^{* [Blur Reduction] () mode...Only available on the PowerShot A800, PowerShot A1200 and PowerShot A2200.}