Burst Mode or Single Shot?

[chris_m_atl]

Just curious if there's any technical difference in image quality between the two (besides the obvious click or click click click)

I tend to keep the camera on burst mode just in case I need the speed. Am I unknowingly losing something with the final image quality by using this setting?

Always RAW with Rebel XTi (if it makes a difference in a response)

Thanks in Advance,
--Chris

[kevie]

To me i shoot in the same mode but dont notice a difference between shooting in one mode to the other mode. To me it helps when shooting in a slower shutter speed with a NON IS lens and ripping off shots in burst i seem to get at least sharp image out of the bunch.

[pagnamenta]

You're not losing anything, except maybe a shot if you need to be in burst mode and you're in single shot. I like to use single only because I tend to lay on the shutter button after I've taken the shot. It's really up to personal preference.

[chris_m_atl]

Thanks for the responses every1. Never hurts to ask! I'm learning more everytime I take the camera out.

[Echo63]

with my 350d (and i think its the same with the Xti) in single shot mode you must take your finger completley off the shutter between shots, i leave mine in burst mode so i can shoot a few frames easily

my 1d2n is in single shot though, it allows me to shoot without lifting my finger all the way off and if my finger is quick enough i can get close to 8fps from it in single shot mode

[deadpass]

I almost always keeps mine in burst, just in case.

[PhotographerS]

Bust Mode Too

[airfrogusmc]

Single shot and train your eye for the right moment.

[rp_63]

I prefer mine in burst mode if i am taking pictures of animals, if i am taking pictures of buildings or displays at a museum it's usually in single shot. If i hand my camera to my wife so she can take a picture with me in it, i put it in single shot, so she doesn't take a bunch in a row :). The burst mode takes getting used to, if your the type of person that holds the shutter button down a little bit after taking the picture it will fire another one before you realize it.

[SkipD]

I certainly have never needed a machine-gun camera. Even with my old fully manual Nikon F (film cameras from the 1960's), I was able to take two or three shots in a second if need be. That was with manual focusing to follow the action (usually racing cars), manual exposure control, and manually winding the film for each shot.

I have never and probably never will use the burst mode on my 20D. I would much rather think about each shot, time them properly, and be sure of getting the image that I want.

[chris_m_atl]

Thanks for the replies. I'll keep it in burst, but use single when indoors and flash. I've found that taking pictures of people in situations when flash isn't necessary, I usually blow off a couple rounds in burst just in case someone in the group blinks.

[elevenmg]

I don't spray and pray I do like getting sequences of images, but its intentional. The moment the picture is taken I usually notice if someone blinked or not. In a big group shot I may take more than one.