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Advanced Guide
Basic Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
Playback Mode
Wireless Features
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
P Mode
Tv, Av, M, C1, and C2 Mode
Before Use
Shooting in Hybrid Auto Mode
Still Images
Movies
You can make a short movie of the day just by shooting still images. The
camera records 2 – 4-second clips of scenes before each shot, which are
later combined in a digest movie.
1
Enter [ ] mode.
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Follow step 2 in “Shooting (Scene
[
].
2
Compose the shot.
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Follow steps 3 – 4 in “Shooting (Scene
the shot and focus.
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For more impressive digest movies,
aim the camera at subjects about four
seconds before shooting still images.
3
Shoot.
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Follow step 4 in “Shooting (Scene
image.
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The camera records both a still image
and movie clip. The clip, which ends with
the still image and a shutter sound, forms
a single chapter in the digest movie.
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Battery life is shorter in this mode than in [
] mode, because
digest movies are recorded for each shot.
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A digest movie may not be recorded if you shoot a still image
immediately after turning the camera on, choosing [
] mode, or
operating the camera in other ways.
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Any sounds and vibrations from your camera or lens operations
will be recorded in digest movies.
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Digest movie image quality is [
] for NTSC or
[
] for PAL. This varies depending on the video output
format (
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Sounds are not played when you press the shutter button halfway
or trigger the self-timer.
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Digest movies are saved as separate movie files in the following
cases even if they were recorded on the same day in [
] mode.
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The digest movie file size reaches approximately 4 GB, or the
total recording time reaches approximately 16 minutes and 40
seconds.
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The digest movie is protected (
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Daylight saving time (
zone (
159), or copyright information (
changed.
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Recorded shutter sounds cannot be modified or erased.
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If you prefer to record digest movies without still images, adjust
the setting in advance. Choose MENU (
6] tab >
[Digest Type] > [No Stills] (
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Individual chapters can be edited (
Digest Movie Playback
Display a still image shot in [
] mode to play the digest movie created
on the same day, or specify the date of the digest movie to play (