Canon PowerShot SD870 IS Digital ELPH, User Manual

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Various Shooting Methods
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See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 238).
The following movie modes are available.
For information on the recording pixels and frame rate in each mode,
refer to
Changing Recording Pixels (p. 91).
* The recording time will vary according to the capacity of the memory card you use
(p. 220).
*1 When a super high-speed memory card is used: SDC-512MSH is recommended.
*2 Even if the clip size has not reached 4 GB, recording will stop at the moment the clip
length reaches 1 hour. Depending on the volume and data writing speed of the
memory card, recording may stop before reaching 1 hour or before the recorded
data volume has reached 4 GB.
Movie Shooting
Standard
You can select the recording pixels and record until the memory card is
full*
1
. The digital zoom can be used while shooting in this mode (p. 67).
• Maximum Size: 4 GB*
2
/movie
Compact
Since there are few recording pixels and also the data size is small,
this mode is convenient for sending movies as e-mail attachments or
when the memory card capacity is low.
• Maximum Clip Length: 3 minutes
Color Accent Color Swap
You can have only the specified color remain and change all others into
black and white, or change a specified color into a different color (pp.
116, 118). As with the Standard mode, you can also select the
recording pixels and frame rate and record until the memory card is
full*
1
.
• Maximum Size: 4 GB*/movie
Time Lapse
Select a shooting interval (1 or 2 sec.) to have a single frame shot at
that interval. When played back, two hours worth of recorded frames
is compressed to 8 minutes (1-sec. interval) or 4 minutes (2-sec.
interval). You can record events from a fixed perspective, such as the
spectacle of a flower budding over time, or view changing elements in
a short period. Sound cannot be recorded in this mode.
• Maximum recording session: 2 hours.
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