Making Short Movies Automatically (Movie Digest)

You can make a short movie of a day just by taking still images.

Each time you take a picture, the scene just before taking your shot will be recorded as a movie. All the movies recorded that day will be saved as a single file.

Enter mode.

z Set the mode dial to .

Shoot.

zPress the shutter button fully to shoot a still image.

XA movie of approx. 2 – 4 sec. will be recorded just before the image is taken.

What if a movie is not recorded?

If you take a picture just after turning on the camera, choosing mode or otherwise operating the camera, a movie may not be recorded.

Viewing movies made with Movie Digest

You can select movies made in mode by date for viewing (p. 125).

• Since you are also shooting movies when you shoot still images, the battery will be depleted more quickly than in A mode.

•The image quality will be fixed at for movies shot in mode.

•In the following cases, movies will be saved as separate files even if they were shot on the same day with mode.

-If the clip file size reaches 4 GB or the recording time reaches approximately 1 hour

-If the movie is protected (p. 135)

-If the Time Zone setting is changed (p. 169)

-When a new folder is created (p. 168)

•If you operate the camera while shooting a movie, the sounds made will be recorded in the movie.

•The camera will not play sounds, such as when pressing the shutter button halfway, using the controls or the self-timer (p. 58).

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