Basics
Recording motion pictures
Recording still pictures while a motion picture is being recorded
Still pictures can be recorded even while a motion picture is being recorded.
Press the shutter button fully during the motion picture recording
Still pictures can be taken while a motion picture is being recorded.
[Aspect Ratio] | [Still Picture Size] | Number of recordable pictures |
16:9 | 3.5M | 1 |
••The picture quality may be different to [3.5M] (16:9) of standard pictures. ••When still pictures are recorded during zooming, the zooming may stop. ••Using [Miniature Effect] in [Creative Control] Mode, a still picture may be taken
with a slight delay from the time when the shutter button is pressed fully.
●●When you press the shutter button halfway during motion picture recording, the camera will automatically refocus on a subject. This refocus movement is recorded even during motion picture recording. When priority is to be given to the motion picture videos, press the shutter button fully, and record the still pictures. Still pictures can also be created after motion picture recording. (→54)
●●When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the picture size and the number of recordable pictures are displayed.
●●Still pictures cannot be recorded in the following cases: ••When [Rec Quality] is set to [VGA]
••[Creative Video Mode] ●●The flash is set to [ ].
●●Since the electronic shutter is used for recording, the pictures recorded may be distorted.
●●When [Quality] is set to [ 
], [ 
] or [ 
], still pictures are recorded with the [ ] setting in JPEG file format.
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