Extended functions
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Using the Movie mode
In Movie mode, you can customize settings to record full HD videos of up to 20 minutes in length. The camera saves recorded videos as
MP4 (H.264) files.
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H.264 (MPEG-4 part10/AVC) is a high-compression video format established by the international standard organizations ISO-IEC and ITU-T.
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Some memory cards may not support high definition recording. In this case, set a lower resolution.
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Memory cards with slow writing speeds will not support high-resolution videos and high-speed videos. To record high-resolution or high-speed videos, use memory
cards with faster writing speeds.
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If you activate the OIS function while recording a video, the camera may record the operating sound of the OIS function.
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If you use the zoom function when recording a video, the camera may record the noise of the zoom operating. To decrease zoom noise, use the Sound Alive
function. See Steps 4 and 5 below.
6
Set desired options. (For a list of options, refer to
"Shooting options.")
7
Press
(Video recording) to start recording.
8
Press
(Video recording) again to stop recording.
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You can start recording a video in some modes by pressing
(Video recording) without switching the mode to
v
.
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The video frame size may appear smaller while you are recording a
video depending on video resolution and frame rate.
If you perform no operations for approximately 3 minutes while
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recording a video, the screen will become dim. To activate the screen,
perform any camera operation. If you operate POWER, Zoom, Shutter,
or Video recording button, the camera will carry out the assigned
function, even when the screen is dim.
1
In Shooting mode, press [
M
].
2
Select
v
.
3
Press [
m
].
4
Select
v
Voice
.
5
Select a Sound Alive option.
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Description
Sound Alive Off
: Turn off the Sound Alive function to
record the zoom noise.
Sound Alive On
: Turn on the Sound Alive function to
reduce the zoom noise.
Mute
: Do not record sounds.
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Do not block the microphone when you use the Sound Alive
function.
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Recordings made with Sound Alive may differ from actual
sounds.