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Basic Movie Recording and Playback
Basic Movie Recording and Playback
Recording Movies
Recording Movies
The camera can be used to record short high-defi nition movies. Sound is recorded in stereo via the
built-in microphone; do not cover the microphone during recording.
1
Press
t
to start recording.
Recording indicator
Time remaining
2
To end recording, press the
t
button again.
Recording ends automatically when the mov-
ie reaches maximum length or memory is full.
R
Zoom can be adjusted while recording is in progress.
R
Touch zoom (
P
30) is not available during movie re-
cording.
R
Sensitivity and frame size and rate can be selected
using the
W
MOVIE SET-UP
option (
P
89).
R
Use the
W
MOVIE SET-UP
>
FOCUS MODE
option
to choose how the camera focuses during movie
recording.
R
During recording, exposure compensation can be
adjusted by up to ±2 EV.
R
The indicator lamp lights while movies are being
recorded.
R
The area recorded when
ON
is selected for
W
DIGI-
TAL IMAGE STABILIZER
is smaller than that shown
in the monitor (
P
91).
R
Recording may be unavailable at some settings,
while in other cases settings may not apply during
recording.
Q
The microphone may pick up lens noise and other
sounds made by the camera during recording.
Q
Vertical or horizontal streaks may appear in movies
containing very bright subjects. This is normal and
does not indicate a malfunction.
Depth of Field
Depth of Field
Manual aperture adjustment is available in shooting
modes
A
and
M
; adjust aperture before recording
begins. Choose low f-numbers to soften background
details. The eff ect can be heightened by increasing
the distance between your subject and the back-
ground.
