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<blockquote data-quote="blackstar" data-source="post: 817444" data-attributes="member: 47518"><p>What's your take on setting burst shoot speed for wildlife photos? With Z8 you have two options: Low and High. You can set low speed from 1 to 10 fps; for high speed, you get 10 to 20 fps (30 - 120 fps has limitations). This two-option setting makes me much annoyed and bothered when shooting wildlife. I heard quite a few experienced photographers suggest setting the highest fps the camera is capable of (usually 20 fps for high-end bodies) and agreed. But the first time I tried, I felt it was overkill. I lowered it to 10 fps but still found too many repeated images, and the card clanked up very fast with too many files (like 1000+ images in 1+ hour). I realized most subjects I shot were still or slow-motion type, so maybe 5 fps is a proper setting. Then it changed to the Low option and no direct access to the 20 fps that is needed for BIF photos (I have to switch to the High option first and select 20 fps using the &quot;i&quot; button). Is it possible to custom assign a button to switch between 5 fps and 20 fps? (I already used: Fn1, Fn2, video, Fn3) Like to hear all your thoughts and comments. Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="blackstar, post: 817444, member: 47518"] What's your take on setting burst shoot speed for wildlife photos? With Z8 you have two options: Low and High. You can set low speed from 1 to 10 fps; for high speed, you get 10 to 20 fps (30 - 120 fps has limitations). This two-option setting makes me much annoyed and bothered when shooting wildlife. I heard quite a few experienced photographers suggest setting the highest fps the camera is capable of (usually 20 fps for high-end bodies) and agreed. But the first time I tried, I felt it was overkill. I lowered it to 10 fps but still found too many repeated images, and the card clanked up very fast with too many files (like 1000+ images in 1+ hour). I realized most subjects I shot were still or slow-motion type, so maybe 5 fps is a proper setting. Then it changed to the Low option and no direct access to the 20 fps that is needed for BIF photos (I have to switch to the High option first and select 20 fps using the "i" button). Is it possible to custom assign a button to switch between 5 fps and 20 fps? (I already used: Fn1, Fn2, video, Fn3) Like to hear all your thoughts and comments. Thanks [/QUOTE]

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