46
y
A
See Also
The
Edit movie
option in the playback menu can be used to trim
unwanted footage from existing movies (
71).
Use the
Frame Size/Frame Rate
option in the movie menu to choose
the frame size and rate for HD movies (
74), the
Slow motion
option
to choose the frame rate for slow-motion movies (
74).
D
Recording Movies
Flicker, banding, or distortion may be visible in the display and in the
final movie under fluorescent, mercury vapor, or sodium lamps or if the
camera is panned horizontally or an object moves at high speed
through frame (flicker and banding can be reduced by choosing a
Flicker reduction
option that matches the frequency of the local AC
power supply, but note that the slowest shutter speed available is
1
/
100
s at
50 Hz
,
1
/
60
s at
60 Hz
; flicker reduction is not available with slow-
motion movies). Bright light sources may leave after-images when the
camera is panned. Jagged edges, color fringing, moiré, and bright
spots may also appear. When recording movies, avoid pointing the
camera at the sun or other strong light sources. Failure to observe this
precaution could result in damage to the camera’s internal circuitry.
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The Movie Crop
The movie crop is shown in the monitor.
Normal crop (16 : 9)
Slow-motion movie crop
(8 : 3)
