1
Select a movie mode using
the
or
button.
z
In
or
mode, you can change
the resolution and frame rate (p. 30).
2
Shoot.
z
Pressing the shutter button halfway automatically sets the
exposure, focus and white balance settings.
z
Pressing the shutter button fully starts recording video and
sound simultaneously.
z
During shooting, the recording time (in seconds) and
[
z
Rec] appears on the LCD monitor.
z
Pressing the shutter button fully again stops recording.
Recording will stop automatically under the following
circumstances.
- When the maximum recording time elapses
- When the built-in memory or memory card becomes full
z
You are recommended to use a memory card that has
been formatted in your camera to shoot movies (p. 21).
The memory card supplied with the camera may be used
without further formatting.
z
Be careful of the following while recording.
- Try not to touch the microphone.
- Do not press any buttons other than the shutter button.
The sound that buttons make will be recorded in the
movie.
- The camera will automatically adjust the exposure and
white balance to suit the shooting conditions during
recording. Please note, however, that the sounds made
by the camera automatically adjusting the exposure may
also be recorded.
z
The focus and optical zoom settings remain fixed for
subsequent frames at the values selected for the first
frame.
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