4 Check the brightness.
zzPress the shutter button all the way down to shoot a single still image.
zzSwitch to Playback mode (=103) and check image brightness.
zzTo adjust the brightness, press the <o> button on the shooting screen and change the exposure level by turning the <7> dial. Check brightness again by taking another shot.
5 Shoot.
zzPress the movie button. [Busy] is
displayed briefly, and then shooting begins.
| zzDo not disturb the camera while shooting. | |
| zzTo cancel shooting, press the movie | |
| button again. | |
| zzThe camera operates in Eco mode | |
| (=159) while shooting. | |
Estimated Shooting and Playback Times | ||
Session Time |
| Playback Time |
[120'] |
| Approx. 8 sec. |
[90'] |
| Approx. 6 sec. |
[60'] |
| Approx. 4 sec. |
•If the camera runs out of battery power or memory card space, shooting stops and a movie created from the images up to that point is saved.
•Maximum available shooting duration varies depending on free space on the memory card.
•Optical zoom is set to maximum wide angle and cannot be adjusted.
•There will be a delay before you can shoot again, as the camera processes the images.
•To save each shot collected before the movie is created, choose MENU ► [4] tab ► [Save 
Stills] ► [On]. Note that these individual images are managed as a single group, and during playback, only the first image is
displayed. To indicate that the image is part of a group, [
] is displayed in the upper left of the screen. If you erase a grouped image (=118), all images in the group are also erased. Be careful when erasing images.
•Set [Night Display] to [On] (=92) in this mode.
•Switch to manual focus mode (=80) to more accurately specify the focal position before shooting.
•This mode can correct white balance and match the effect of using a commercially available
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Before Use
Common Camera Operations
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1 | Camera Basics |
2 | Auto Mode / |
Hybrid Auto Mode | |
3 | Other Shooting |
Modes | |
4 P Mode | |
5 | Tv, Av, M, and |
C Mode | |
6 | Playback Mode |
7 | |
8 | Setting Menu |
9 | Accessories |
10 | Appendix |
Index
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