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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 334189" data-attributes="member: 12496">I fear it is just how it is.Indirect reasoning:The DSLR models do the same thing if in Live View mode, which is when the rear LCD shows the scene view that the sensor is seeing.&nbsp; Then at the exposure, things get real busy.&nbsp; The sensor and computer chip has to stop what it was doing (being a viewfinder) while the recorded image is downloaded from the sensor, and converted to JPG, and written to the memory card.&nbsp; The LED is the access light for the card. On a DSLR, Live View mode works the same way.&nbsp; However, on them, you can use the eye level viewfinder instead. With most shutter speeds, it goes dark for only a briefest instant during the actual shutter activation.&nbsp; Also the continuous shutter mode works then too (for example, could be shooting five pictures per second, continuously, as long as you hold the shutter).&nbsp; &nbsp; But Continuous mode does not work in Live View mode, when using the sensor as a viewfinder.&nbsp; It interferes with the other things the sensor has to do, and everything stops for those few seconds, same as you see.The compact only has that one mode.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 334189, member: 12496"] I fear it is just how it is. Indirect reasoning: The DSLR models do the same thing if in Live View mode, which is when the rear LCD shows the scene view that the sensor is seeing. Then at the exposure, things get real busy. The sensor and computer chip has to stop what it was doing (being a viewfinder) while the recorded image is downloaded from the sensor, and converted to JPG, and written to the memory card. The LED is the access light for the card. On a DSLR, Live View mode works the same way. However, on them, you can use the eye level viewfinder instead. With most shutter speeds, it goes dark for only a briefest instant during the actual shutter activation. Also the continuous shutter mode works then too (for example, could be shooting five pictures per second, continuously, as long as you hold the shutter). But Continuous mode does not work in Live View mode, when using the sensor as a viewfinder. It interferes with the other things the sensor has to do, and everything stops for those few seconds, same as you see. The compact only has that one mode. [/QUOTE]

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