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Recording Movies
Record movies with sound.
1
Press the
DRIVE
button and select
F
MOVIE
in the drive-mode menu.
2
Press the shutter button all the way
down to start recording.
•
A recording indicator (
V
) is dis-
played while recording is in progress.
•
The time remaining is displayed
while recording is in progress.
3
Press the button again to end recording.
Recording ends automatically when the maximum length is
reached or the memory card is full.
N
At default settings, the
Fn1
button can also be used to start and stop
movie recording (
P
178). Movies can be recorded using the
Fn1
but-
ton regardless of the option selected in the drive-mode menu.
Using an External Microphone
•
Sound can be recorded with external micro-
phones that connect using jacks 2.5 mm in
diameter; microphones that require plug-in
power cannot be used. See the microphone
manual for details.
•
Microphones with a 2.5 mm jack can be con-
nected using the supplied
⌀
3.5 mm micro-
phone adapter.
Summary of Contents for X-A7
Page 1: ...Owner s Manual BL00005018 201 EN ...
Page 18: ...xviii MEMO ...
Page 19: ...1 Before You Begin ...
Page 37: ...19 First Steps ...
Page 51: ...33 Basic Photography and Playback ...
Page 56: ...38 MEMO ...
Page 57: ...39 Movie Recording and Playback ...
Page 63: ...45 Taking Photographs ...
Page 109: ...91 The Shooting Menus ...
Page 147: ...129 Playback and the Playback Menu ...
Page 169: ...151 The Setup Menus ...
Page 191: ...173 Shortcuts ...
Page 198: ...180 MEMO ...
Page 199: ...181 Peripherals and Optional Accessories ...
Page 205: ...187 Connections ...
Page 217: ...199 Technical Notes ...