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Recording Movies
Record movies
Press the shutter button down fully to start recording.
During recording, [
l
REC] and a counter that shows the
remaining time appear on the LCD monitor.
MEMO
There is no need to hold down the shutter button during
recording.
CHECK Recording movies
• Specifications: Motion JPEG (
➝
p.124)
Monaural sound
• Quality selection method:
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(320 × 240 pixels)
%
(640 × 480 pixels)
• Frame rate (
➝
p.124): 30 frames per second (fixed)
MEMO
• The brightness and color of the LCD monitor shown
during movie recording may differ from those shown
before recording begins.
• Pressing the shutter button down fully fixes the focus,
however the exposure and white balance are adjusted
to the scene being shot.
• If recording is stopped immediately after it begins,
1 second of the movie is recorded onto the Memory
Card or internal memory.
• See p.122 for information on recording times per
Memory Card or internal memory.
CAUTION
• Because a movie is recorded onto the Memory Card or
internal memory as it is saved, it cannot be recorded
correctly if the camera suddenly loses power (if the
batteries run out).
• A movie file taken by FinePix J10 / FinePix J12 may not
be playable on other cameras.
• Because sound is recorded concurrently with the
images, make sure that you do not cover the
microphone with a finger, etc. (
➝
p.10).
• Camera operation noises may be recorded during
movie shooting.
• If you shoot using the
xD-Picture Card
s with model
numbers containing “M” such as DPC-M1GB, movie
recording time may be reduced if you repeatedly record
and erase (frame erase) image files.
In such a case, erase all frames or format the
xD-Picture Card
before use. Back up important frames
(files) onto your PC or another media.
• The size of a movie file can be up to 2GB.
12s
12s
REC
REC
Fully pressed
Recording ends when pressing
the shutter button down
halfway during recording or the
remaining time runs out.
Halfway pressed
