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Recording Movies
4.
Use [
8
] and [
2
] to select “Movie Quality” and then press [
6
].
5.
Use [
8
] and [
2
] to select the frame rate (recording speed) you want
and then press [SET].
A fast frame rate (such as 1000 fps) will result in a smaller image size.
6.
Record the movie the same way as you would a normal movie (page
64).
Press [
0
] (Movie) to start and stop recording.
• During High Speed Movie recording (HS120, HS240, HS480, HS1000), focus
is fixed at the position where it was when recording started. To focus an image,
half-press the shutter button for Auto Focus or focus manually before you press
[
0
] (Movie) to start recording.
• Continuous AF is operational when recording at 30 fps with “HS30-120” or
“HS30-240”. However, focus becomes fixed whenever you switch to 120 fps or
240 fps.
• When “HS30-120” or “HS30-240” is selected as the frame rate, recording
always starts with a frame rate of 30 fps. You can switch the frame rate
between 30 fps and 120 fps or between 30 fps and 240 fps only while recording
is in progress. Press [
4
], [
6
], or [SET] to switch speeds. Audio is recorded
only while shooting at a 30 fps.
Movie
Quality
REC Screen
Icon Display
Frame Rate
Image Size
(Pixels)
HS1000
1000 fps
224
x
64
• fps (frames per
second) is a unit of
measurement
indicating the
number of images
recorded or played
back per second.
HS480
480 fps
224
x
160
HS240
240 fps
512
x
384
HS120
120 fps
640
x
480
HS30-240
30-240 fps
512
x
384
HS30-120
30-120 fps
640
x
480
