Chapter 2
Recording video clips
You can record a video clip when the camera is set to 
Video Record.
1.Slide 
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2. Frame the subject in the Image Display.
3. Press the Shutter button halfway down to measure focus and exposure. The focus brackets in the Image Display turn solid green when focus is locked (see “Auto focus and exposure” on page 10).
4. Press the Shutter button all the way down and release to begin recording video.
5.To stop recording video, press and release the Shutter button again.
Instant Review
After you have taken a picture or recorded a video clip, the camera displays it briefly in Instant Review. If you want to delete the image or video clip, press 
, select This Image from the 
Delete menu, then press 
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NOTE: To hear audio associated with video clips, transfer them to your computer (see “Transferring and printing images” on page 24).
Auto focus and exposure
When you press the Shutter button halfway down, the camera automatically measures and locks the focus (for pictures and video clips) and exposure (for pictures only). When you auto focus:
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Green focus brackets | Focus found. | |
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Red focus brackets | Focus not found (see “Optimizing focus” on page 11). | |
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| (shaking hand icon) | (Pictures only) Long exposure required (see “Optimizing |
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TIP: If you follow the suggestions for focus and exposure and your image does not appear to be in proper focus or exposure when viewed in 
Playback, see the topics on blurry, dark, light, or grainy images in “Troubleshooting” on page 33.
10 Taking pictures and recording video clips