FAQs & troubleshooting

Setting Continuous Shooting (PowerShot SX520 HS)

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You can hold the shutter button all the way down to shoot continuously.

For more information on the maximum continuous shooting speed, please refer to table at the end of this section.

During continuous shooting, focus and exposure are locked at the position/level determined when you pressed the shutter button halfway.

Cannot be used with the self-timer.

Shooting may stop momentarily or continuous shooting may slow down depending on shooting conditions, camera settings, and the zoom position.

As more shots are taken, shooting may slow down.

Shooting may slow down if the flash fires.

Continuous shooting cannot be set in the following shooting modes:

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1. Press the ⋖Power⋗ button to turn the camera on.

2. Press the ⋖Drive mode⋗ () button,

3. Press the ⋖⋗⋖⋗ buttons to choose [Continuous] (),

4. The following screen appears.

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

Hold the shutter button all the way down to shoot continuously.

For more information on continuous shooting speed, please refer to the table below.

Model	Shooting Mode	Speed
PowerShot SX520 HS	,	Approx. 1.6 shots/sec.
PowerShot SX520 HS	High-speed burst	Approx. 10 shots/sec.

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