Shooting – The Basics

Movie Mode

Mode Dial

Use this mode to shoot movies. The resolution can be set to [ (640 x 480)], [ (320 x 240)] or [ (160 x 120)] (p. 40).

1Turn the shooting mode dial to .

z The LCD monitor turns on and displays the maximum recording time (in seconds).

2Press the shutter button all the way.

z Shooting and sound recording starts simultaneously.

z During the shooting a red circle appears in the upper right of the LCD monitor.

3Press the shutter button all the

way to stop recording the movie.

z The maximum length of individual movie clips is 30 seconds at the setting (10 frames/ second) and 3 minutes at the and settings (15 frames/second).

*Recording times vary by the memory card. See Memory Cards and Estimated Capacities (Recordable Images) (p. 145).

The maximum length of individual movie clips may vary with the subject and shooting conditions. Recording will automatically stop when the maximum is reached or when the memory cards runs out of free capacity.

z The recording time may not display properly during shooting or filming may stop unexpectedly with the following types of memory cards.

-Slow recording cards

-Cards formatted on a different camera or a computer

-Cards which have had images recorded and erased repeatedly

Although recording time may not display properly during shooting, the movie will be recorded correctly on the memory card. Recording time will display properly if you format the memory card in this camera (excluding slow recording memory cards).

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