Shooting – The Basics
Movie Mode
Mode Dial 
Use this mode to shoot movies. The resolution can be set to [ 
(640 × 480)], [ 
(320 × 240)] or [ 
(160 × 120)] (p. 41).
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.
zThe maximum length of individual movie clips
is 30 seconds (10 frames/second) at the 
setting and 3 minutes (15 frames/second) at the 
and 
settings.
zRecording times vary by the CF card. See CF 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 CF 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 CF 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 CF card.
Recording time will display properly if you format the CF card in this camera (excluding slow recording CF cards).
z You are recommended to use a CF card that has been formatted in your camera to shoot movies (p. 19). The card supplied with the camera may be used without further formatting.
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