Shooting Movies

Microphones

z Do not touch the microphones while

 

shooting.

 

z Do not press any buttons other than the

 

movie button while shooting. The sound

 

the buttons make will be recorded in the

 

movie.

 

Stop shooting.

 

z Press the movie button again.

 

XThe camera will beep twice and stop

 

shooting the movie.

XThe movie will record to the memory card.

XShooting will automatically stop when the memory card fills.

Zooming while shooting

Pressing the zoom lever while shooting will zoom in on or out from the subject. However, operation sounds will be recorded.

When the mode dial is set to A, the icon for the determined scene will appear (p. 185). “When Moving” icons will not appear, however. Under certain conditions, the icon that appears may not match the actual scene.

If you change the composition while shooting and the white balance is not optimal, press the Movie button to stop recording, then start recording again (only when the image quality is fixed at (p. 116)).

Movies can be shot by pressing the movie button even when the mode dial is in positions other than A (p. 113).

When the mode dial is set to E, you can adjust each setting for shooting movies (p. 113).

Shooting Time

Memory Card

4 GB

16 GB

Shooting Time

Approx. 14 min. 34 sec.

Approx. 59 min. 40 sec.

Shooting times are based on default settings.

Maximum clip length is approx. 29 min. 59 sec.

Recording may stop even if the maximum clip length has not been reached on some memory cards. SD Speed Class 6 or higher memory cards are recommended.

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