Extended functions
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1
Rotate the mode dial to .
2
Set desired options.
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For a list of options, refer to "Shooting options". (p. 53)
3
Press (Video recording) or [
Shutter
] to start recording.
4
Press (Video recording) or [
Shutter
] again to stop recording.
You can start recording a video in some modes by pressing (Video recording)
without having to rotate the mode dial to .
Pause recording
The camera allows you to temporarily pause a video while recording. With this
function, you can record separate scenes as a single video.
•
Press [
o
] to pause while recording.
•
Press [
o
] to resume.
Using the Movie mode
In Movie mode, you can customize settings to record HD (1280 X 720) videos of up to 20 minutes in length. The camera saves recorded videos as MP4 (H.264) files.
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MP4 (H.264) is a high-compression video format established by the international standards organizations ISO-IEC and ITU-T.
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If you use memory cards with slow write speeds, the camera may not save videos properly. Video recordings may be corrupted or fail to play back correctly.
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Memory cards with slow write speeds will not support high-resolution videos. To record high-resolution videos, use memory cards with faster write speeds.
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If you use the zoom function when recording a video, the camera may record the noise of the zoom operating. Use the Zoom Mute function not to record zoom noise. (p. 73)
