3
Shooting and V
iewing Mo
vies
3 Shooting and Viewing Movies
Shooting Movies
AVI format movies can be recorded with
sound by pressing the
3
(Movie) button
during shooting photos.
The camera will set focus and exposure and
begin recording; a [
O
] icon blinks in
the display while recording is in progress.
Press
3
again to end recording.
00:00
00:00
REC
REC
/00:02
/00:02
:Stop
:Stop
:Restart Shooting
:Restart Shooting
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Caution ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
• When shooting movies with [
x
1280] selected for [Movie Size], use a Speed
Class 6 memory card.
• While shooting movies, operation sounds or operating noises of the camera
may be recorded.
• Movies may be up to 4 GB in size. The maximum length is 12 minutes for movies
recorded at a [Movie Size] of [
x
1280] and 29 minutes for movies recorded
at [
z
640]. The maximum total length of all movie files that can be stored
depends on the capacity of the memory card (
G
P.151).
• Depending on the type of memory card used, shooting may end before the
maximum length of movie recording time is reached.
• When shooting a fast-moving subject, the subject may be distorted in the
recorded image.
• Flickering may be recorded as horizontal bands when shooting under
fluorescent lights. Set [Reduce Fluorescent Flicker] (
G
P.84) in the movie
menu.