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Movies
Movies
Movie Options (Shooting Modes
and
Only)
In shooting modes (Custom 1) and (Custom 2), the camera can record
the following types of movie. All movies except time-lapse movies include
sound recorded via the built-in microphone; the exposure mode is fi xed at
P
(programmed auto) in all movie modes.
Option
Description
TV movie
(640)
Movies are recorded at 30 frames per second. Each frame is
640 × 480 pixels in size with vertical interlacing. Maximum length
for TV movies is 35 s.
Small movie
(320)
Movies are recorded at 15 frames per second. Each frame is
320 × 240 pixels in size. Maximum length for small movies is 180 s.
Sepia movie
320
Movies are recorded in sepia at 5 frames per second. Each frame
is 320 × 240 pixels in size. Maximum length for sepia movies is
180 s.
Time-lapse
movie
Camera takes still pictures at specifi ed intervals and joins these
frames to create silent movie with frame rate of 30 fps and frame
size of 640 × 480. Resulting movie may be up to 35 s (1050 frames)
long. Use to create time-lapse movies of slow processes that can be
fi lmed without moving camera: fl owers opening, butterfl y emerging
from cocoon, moving clouds, etc.
Movie Files
Movies are recorded as QuickTime movie fi les with the extension “.MOV” and names
consisting of “INTN” (time-lapse movies) or “DSCN” (other movies) plus a four-digit fi le
number assigned by adding one to the highest fi le number in the current folder (e.g.,
“INTN0001.MOV” or “DSCN0015.MOV”). Movies can be played back on a computer
after transfer.
