guys, i'm a little confused about shooting in continuous mode, and am hoping for some clarification and examples. first of all, i have a Sony DSC-F828 cam. here's what i found online about my cam in regards to this topic. my manual doesn't tell me crap! here's what i learned: 1. there's 12 seconds between burst sessions, and every burst session, the cam will shoot 7 images in 3 seconds. 2. After the that first burst session, the cam will stop to write the images before the next burst session is available. 3. The wait time between 2 bursts is 12 seconds if shooting in 8 mp mode and 6 seconds if shooting in 1 mp mode. It says in my manual that with fast moving subjects, focus adjustments may not be able to keep up. Erlik, you mentioned in another thread "It also probably says that you can focus in advance on the area where your subject is approximately going to be." could you explain a bit more how this would work. i'm kinda confused. if i only have 12 seconds between burst sessions, i'm wondering if that will be enough time for me to anticipate where the bird will be. ducks are especially tricky because they be on the ground then fly suddenly. or they can be in the water and just fly through the air to another part of the water. they're really hard to anticipate. butterflies are also difficult to try to predict where they'll be. You guys have any suggestions for me? I'd really like to try to take care of any potential focusing problems before i start shooting in this mode. Also, if any of ya'all have a string of pics you can show where you were shooting in this mode, i'd luv to see! thanks a lot guys!