Nikon CoolPix P500, Quick Start Manual

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Recording Movies
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Capturing Still Pictures While Recording Movies
If the shutter-release button is pressed all the way while
recording a movie, one frame is saved as a still picture.
Movie recording continues while the still picture is
being saved.
• A still picture can be saved when
Q
is displayed at
the top left of the monitor.
•
Q
is not displayed while saving still pictures. Another
still picture cannot be saved until
Q
is displayed again.
• The still picture is saved with Normal as the image quality. The image size is
determined by the type (resolution) (
A
164) of the original movie.
B
Notes on Saving Still Pictures During Movie Recording
• When the remaining movie recording time is less than 30 seconds, still pictures cannot be saved.
• When recording an HS movie (
A
160), still pictures cannot be saved.
• When the movie option is set to iFrame 540 (960×540) , still pictures cannot be saved.
• The shutter sound made when saving a still picture may be heard in the recorded movie.
• If the camera moves when the shutter-release button is pressed, the picture may be blurred.
C
File Names of Saved Still Pictures
The file numbers assigned to captured still pictures ascend in order, starting with the file number of
the movie being re1.
D
More Information
See “File and Folder Names” (
A
215) for more information.
Movie type (resolution) Size of still picture
d
HD 1080p
P
(1920×1080) /
e
HD 1080p (1920×1080)
i
(1920 × 1080)
f
HD 720p (1280×720)
R
(1280 × 720)
g
VGA (640×480)
S
(640 × 480)
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