Various Shooting Methods
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zBe careful of the following while recording.
- Do not touch the microphone (p.38).
- If you press a butto n, the sound of the b utton being
pressed will also be recorded.
- The camera will auto matically adjust the exposure and
white balance to suit the shooting conditions during
recording. Please note , however, that the so unds made
by the camera automa tically adjusting the exposure may
also be recorded.
zThe focus and optical zoom setti ngs remain fixed for
subsequent frames at the values selected for the first frame.
zBefore recording, you can set the AE lock and exposure
shift. This is effective on ski slop es and the beach when th e
contrast is too strong between the subject and background
or where there are both light and dark area s in the scene
and it is desirable to adjust the exposure.
1.Press the button.The exposure will lock (AE lock) and
the exposure shift bar will appear in the LCD monitor.
2.Use the or button to adjust the exposure.Press the
button again to release the setting. Also, the setting
will be canceled if you press the MENU button or ch ange
the white balance, My Colors or shooting mode settings.
zIf you register the function with the button, you can
start shooting a movie simply by pressing the button
even if the mode dial is set to , or (p. 122).
zQuickTime is required to play back movies (Data type: AVI/
Compression method : Motion JPEG) on a computer (Only
Windows 2000).