Nikon COOLPIX S1200pj, Reference Manual

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Recording and Playing Back Movies
Recording Movies
You can record movies by simply pressing the
b
(
e
movie-record) button. Hue,
white balance, and other settings are the same when recording movies as they are
when taking pictures.
1
Turn on the camera and be sure that it is in
shooting mode.
• The icon for the selected movie option is
displayed. The default setting is
n
HD 7 20p
(12 8 0× 7 20) (
A
93).
* The remaining movie recording time shown in the
illustrations may differ from the actual display.
2
Press the
b
(
e
movie-record)
button to start movie recording.
• The camera focuses at the center of the
frame. Focus areas are not displayed during
recording.
• When
n
HD 7 20p (12 8 0× 7 20) is selected
for Movie options , monitor display changes to an
aspect ratio of 16:9 with movie recording (the area
indicated on the right is recorded).
• When the Photo info option in Monitor settings
(
A
98) in the setup menu is set to Movie
frame+auto info , a frame indicating the area captured
in the recorded movie can be displayed before
recording starts.
• The approximate remaining movie recording time is displayed during recording.
C
is
displayed when using the internal memory in the camera.
• Recording stops automatically when the maximum movie recording time has
elapsed.
3
Press the
b
(
e
movie-record) button again to end recording.
B
Note on Saving Movies
After a movie has been recorded, it is not fully saved to the internal memory or memory card until
monitor display returns to the shooting display.
Do not open the battery-chamber/memory card
slot cover before movies have been fully saved. Removing the memory card or the battery while a
movie is being saved may result in loss of the movie data or damage to the camera or to the
memory card.
1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
2 9 m 0 s 2 9 m 0 s
Movie recording time remaining*
Movie options
1 5 s 1 5 s