USING THE VARIOUS SHOOTING FUNCTIONS
Adding a Voice Memo
In the still image shooting mode, you can record approximately 4 seconds of sound (called a
“voice memo”) when capturing the image. You can also add a voice memo to an image previously
recorded (see “ADDING A VOICE MEMO (ADD AUDIO FUNCTION)” on page 107).
1
Press the MODE button to display the Shooting Setting
Screen.
2
Select add voice memo icon
a
from the voice memo
menu and press the SET button.
a
: For adding a voice memo.
b
: For not adding a voice memo.
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This completes the voice memo setting.
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The voice memo setting is returns to off when the main
switch is set to
Ô
, or the digital camera is turned off.
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To exit the Shooting Setting Screen, press the MODE
button. When the Shooting Setting Screen disappears,
the voice memo icon
a
appears on the upper right
side of the LCD monitor.
3
Press the shutter release button to capture the image
and then talk into the microphone.
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4 seconds of sound are recorded.
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During the recording,
K
appears in the upper right side
of the LCD monitor.
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When the voice memo is finished, the setting returns to
the no voice memo setting.
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The voice memo can be played back in the still image
playback mode (see page 92).
NOTE
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When the compression ratio is set to
L
, it takes approximately 10 seconds for the image data
to be recorded (when using a CompactFlash card). The voice memo will start after this. When
the recording for the voice memo begins,
K
will appear in the upper right side of the LCD
monitor.
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The voice memo function cannot be used in the sequential shot shooting mode.
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In the video clip mode, the sound is recorded automatically.
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Each voice memo uses one-half the memory of an image captured at a resolution of
4
and
compression rate of
G
.
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Shutter release button
Microphone
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