Using the Mode Dial

Shooting a Movie

The following four movie modes are available.

 

You can select the resolution and frame rate*1 yourself and record

 

until the memory card is full*2. The digital zoom can be used while

Standard

shooting in this mode (p. 39).

 

z Resolution:

(640 x 480),

(320 x 240)

 

zFrame Rate: (30 frames/sec.), (15 frames/sec.)

zMaximum Size: 1 GB/movie

Use this mode when viewing movies on a computer screen at a large size.

High Resolution z Resolution: (1024 x 768)

zFrame Rate: (15 frames/sec.)

zMaximum Size: 1 GB/movie

 

Since the resolution is low, this mode is convenient for sending

 

movies as e-mail attachments or when the memory card capacity is

Compact

low.

 

z Resolution:

(160 x 120)

 

zFrame Rate: (15 frames/sec.)

zMax. Clip Length*3: 3 minutes

 

You can change image colors and then shoot (p. 53). As with the

 

Standard mode, you can also select the resolution and frame rate*1

My Colors

yourself and record until the memory card is full*2.

z Resolution:

(640 x 480),

(320 x 240)

 

zFrame Rate: (30 frames/sec.), (15 frames/sec.)

zMaximum Size: 1 GB/movie

*1 The frame rate indicates the number of frames recorded/replayed in one second. The higher the frame rate, the smoother the motion.

*2 When a super high-speed memory card is used, such as the recommended SDC-512MSH model.

*3 The recording time will vary according to the capacity of the memory card you use. See p. 140 for details.

1 Turn the mode dial to .

The maximum recording time (in seconds) is displayed.

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