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Press the shutter button fully to start recording.
• The orange lamp on the right of the viewfinder lights.
• While recording a movie, the camera fixes its focus and zoom.
• During movie recording,
lights red.
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Press the shutter button again to stop recording.
• The orange lamp blinks while the movie is stored on the card.
• When the remaining recording time has been used up, recording stops
automatically.
TIPS
To keep your subject in focus all the time while shooting
→
Set
to OFF.
"Recording sound with movies" (P.83)
To use the zoom while shooting
→
Set DIGITAL ZOOM to ON.
"Using the digital zoom" (P.58)
→
Set
to OFF, and you can use the optical zoom while shooting.
"Recording sound with movies" (P.83)
• During movie recording, the flash is disabled.
• It takes longer to store movies than still pictures.
• The maximum recordable time varies depending on the conditions such
as the record mode.
Note
• Recording will continue until the card is full unless stopped by
pressing the shutter button.
• A long recorded movie cannot be edited. (P.101)
• If a single movie recording uses up all of the card’s memory, create
space on the card by deleting the movie or downloading it to a PC.
Notes for recording movies over a long time
