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SHOOTING A MOVIE
•
Optical zoom is disa
b
led
w
hile shooting a mo
v
ie. Digital zoom
only is a
v
aila
b
le
w
hile shooting a mo
v
ie. If yo
u
w
ant to
u
se a
partic
u
lar optical zoom setting, make s
u
re yo
u
select it
b
efore
yo
u
press the sh
u
tter
bu
tton to start mo
v
ie recording (page
69).
•
The effects of camera mo
v
ement in an image
b
ecome more
prono
u
nced
w
hen yo
u
shoot close
u
p or a large zoom factor.
Beca
u
se of this,
u
se of a tripod is recommended
u
nder these
conditions.
•
W
hen the s
ub
ject is o
u
tside the camera’s foc
u
s range,
foc
u
sing is not possi
b
le and the image
w
ill
b
e o
u
t of foc
u
s.
•
The angle of
v
ie
w
for mo
v
ies is less than that for snapshots.
Short Mo
v
ie shoots a mo
v
ie that starts fo
u
r seconds
b
efore the
sh
u
tter
bu
tton is pressed and ends fo
u
r seconds after it is
pressed.
•
Since fo
u
r seconds of action
b
efore the sh
u
tter
bu
tton is
pressed are recorded, Short Mo
v
ie is a good
w
ay to make
s
u
re yo
u
don’t miss the action of kids or other acti
v
e s
ub
jects.
•
Yo
u
can also
u
se MOTION PRINT (page 175) to extract still
images of Short Mo
v
ie scenes.
1.
In the REC mode, press [BS].
2.
Use [
S
], [
T
], [
W
], and [
X
] to select the “Short
Movie” scene and then press [SET].
This ca
u
ses “
” to appear on the monitor screen.
Pressing the sh
u
tter
bu
tton at this point
w
ill shoot a Short
Mo
v
ie
w
ith a 4-second first part and a 4-second second
part.
Using Short Movie
Shutter button pressed.
Short Movie
Recording Start
Four seconds
Four seconds
