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Recording Movie Images and Audio
Recording Movie Images and Audio
1.
Configure the quality setting for the movie (page 38).
The length of the movie you can record will depend on the quality setting you
select.
2.
In the REC mode, point the camera
at the subject and then press [
0
]
(Movie).
This will start recording and display
Y
on the monitor screen.
Movie recording includes monaural
audio.
• Immediately after you press [
0
]
(Movie), the camera will focus
automatically on the subject in the
center of the monitor screen. After
this, focus is fixed while movie
recording is in progress.
3.
Press [
0
] (Movie) again to stop recording.
• Each movie can be up to 29 minutes long. Movie recording stops automatically
after 29 minutes of recording. Movie recording also will stop automatically if
memory becomes full before you stop movie recording by pressing [
0
]
(Movie).
Shooting with BEST SHOT
With BEST SHOT (page 52), you can select the sample scene that matches the type
of movie you are trying to shoot and the camera will change its setup accordingly, for
beautiful movies every time. Selecting the BEST SHOT scene named Night Scene,
for example, will configure the camera so night scenes appear clearer and brighter.
To record a movie
Recording time
Remaining recording time
(page 137)
[
0
] (Movie)
