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Movie
s
Movies
Recording Movies
To shoot movies with sound recorded via the built-in microphone, enter shooting
mode and follow the steps below.
1
Press the
A
button in shooting
mode to display the shooting mode
menu and press the multi selector
H
or
I
to select
D
, and then press
the
k
button.
The maximum movie length that can be
recorded is displayed in the monitor (
The maximum recording time for a single movie is 25 minutes, or a file size of 2 GB, even
when there is enough free space in the internal memory or on the memory card.
2
Press the shutter-release button all
the way down to start recording.
The camera focuses on the subject at the
center of the frame.
A progress bar at the bottom of the monitor
shows the amount of recording time
remaining.
To end recording, press the shutter-release
button all the way down a second time.
Recording stops automatically when the movie length indicator reaches “0”.
B
Recording Movies
•
The flash (
32) and exposure compensation (
34) cannot be used, nor can
their settings be adjusted in movie mode. Macro mode (
33) is available.
•
Macro mode cannot be enabled or disabled while movies are being recorded. Enable or disable
macro mode before movie recording begins.
•
Optical zoom cannot be adjusted once movie recording begins. Digital zoom cannot be applied
before movie recording begins. However, digital zoom (up to 2×) can be applied while movies are
being recorded.
B
Note on Recording Movies
When the movie has been fully recorded to the internal memory or memory card, the monitor
display will revert to the normal shooting mode display.
Do not open the battery-chamber/
memory card slot cover
while movies are being recorded. Removing the memory card while
movies are being recorded could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card.
C
Autofocus
Camera focuses when shutter-release button is pressed halfway and locks at this position during
shooting. The focus is set to this position during shooting.
C
Adjusting Movie Settings
Movie options
(
82) settings can be adjusted from the movie menu.
Movie
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