Still Images

Movies

Shooting in Hybrid Auto Mode

You can make a short movie of the day just by shooting still images. The camera records 2 – 4-second clips of scenes before each shot, which are later combined in a digest movie.

1Enter [] mode.

zzSet the mode switch to [].

2Compose the shot.

zzFollow steps 3 – 4 in “Shooting (Smart Auto)” (=25) to compose the shot and focus.

zzFor more impressive digest movies, aim the camera at subjects about four seconds before shooting still images.

3 Shoot.

zzFollow step 4 in “Shooting (Smart Auto)” (=25) to shoot a still image.

zzThe camera records both a still image and movie clip. The clip, which ends with the still image and a shutter sound, forms a single chapter in the digest movie.

•Battery life is shorter in this mode than in [ ] mode, because

digest movies are recorded for each shot.

•A digest movie may not be recorded if you shoot a still image

immediately after turning the camera on, choosing [] mode, or operating the camera in other ways.

•Sounds and vibrations from operating the camera will be recorded in digest movies.

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Digest movie quality is [ ] and cannot be changed.

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Sounds are not played when you press the shutter button halfway or trigger

 

the self-timer (=114).

•Digest movies are saved as separate movie files in the following cases even if they were recorded on the same day in [] mode.

-The digest movie file size reaches approximately 4 GB, or the total recording time reaches approximately 29 minutes and 59 seconds.

-The digest movie is protected (=73).

-Daylight saving time (=12) or time zone (=115) settings are changed.

-A new folder is created (=118).

•Recorded shutter sounds cannot be modified or erased.

•If you prefer to record digest movies without still images, adjust the setting in advance. Choose MENU (=21) ► [4] tab ► [Digest Type] ► [No Stills].

•Individual chapters can be edited (=84).

Digest Movie Playback

Display a still image shot in [] mode to play a digest movie, or specify the date of the digest movie to play (=68).

Before Use

Basic Guide

Advanced Guide

Camera Basics

Auto Mode / Hybrid

Auto Mode

Other Shooting

Modes

PMode Playback Mode Wi-Fi Functions Setting Menu Accessories Appendix Index

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