Movie Shooting

Shooting Mode

The following movie modes are available.

You can record movies with sound.

You can select the recording pixels/frame rate and record*1. The Standard digital zoom can be used while shooting in this mode (p. 32).

•Recording Pixels/Frame Rate: [ (640 × 480) 10 frames/sec.], [ (320 × 240) 30 frames/sec.]

•PowerShot A430: Max. Clip Size: 1 GB*2

PowerShot A420: Max. Clip Length: 3 minutes

Since the recording pixels are low, this mode is convenient for

sending movies as e-mail attachments or when the memory Compact card capacity is low.

•Recording Pixels/Frame Rate: [ (160 × 120) 15 frames/sec.]

•Max. Clip Length: 3 minutes

You can shoot with all other colors, other than the color specified in the LCD monitor, in black and white (p. 42).*1

Color

As with the Standard mode, you can select the recording pixels/ Accent frame rate and record.

•Recording Pixels/Frame Rate: [ (640 × 480) 10 frames/sec.], [ (320 × 240) 30 frames/sec.]

•PowerShot A430: Max. Clip Size: 1 GB*2

PowerShot A420: Max. Clip Length: 3 minutes

Shooting

Color Swap

You can change a specified color on the LCD monitor into another (p. 43).*1

As with the Standard mode, you can select the recording pixels/ frame rate and record.

•Recording Pixels/Frame Rate: [ (640 × 480) 10 frames/sec.], [ (320 × 240) 30 frames/sec.]

•PowerShot A430: Max. Clip Size: 1 GB*2

PowerShot A420: Max. Clip Length: 3 minutes

•The recording time will vary according to the capacity of the memory card you use (p. 102).

*1 you can record until the memory card is full (when a super high-speed

memory card is used, such as the recommended SDC-512MSH).

 

*2 Even if the clip size has not reached 1 GB, recording will stop at the

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moment the clip length reaches 1 hour.