Canon S50 manual Movie Mode, Press the shutter button all the way, Recording time in seconds

Movie Mode

Use this mode to shoot movie frames. The resolution can be set to either [ (320 ⋅ 240 (default setting))] or [ (160 ⋅ 120)] (p. 49).

1	Turn the shooting mode dial to .
	The LCD monitor turns on and displays the maximum

recording time (in seconds).

2 Press the shutter button all the way.

• Shooting and sound recording starts simultaneously.

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

3 Press the shutter button all the way to stop recording the movie. The maximum length of individual movie clips (approximately 15 frames/ second) is about 3 minutes* at the setting and about 3 minutes* at the setting. The clip will end automatically after this time elapses or when the CF card becomes full.

*The data reflects Canon’s testing standard. The actual figures will vary according to the shooting objects and conditions.

•Be careful not to touch the microphone while shooting.

•The AE, AF, white balance and zoom settings are set and locked to the settings of the first frame.

•If the indicator on the left side of the viewfinder blinks green after a shot, this indicates that the movie is being written to the CF card. You cannot shoot again until it stops blinking.

• Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 180)

• Sound is recorded monaurally.

•There is no shutter sound in movie mode.

•QuickTime 3.0 or higher is required to replay movie files (AVI / Motion JPEG) on a computer. (QuickTime (for Windows) is bundled on the supplied Digital Camera Solution Disk. On the Macintosh platform, QuickTime 3.0 or later is generally bundled with Mac OS 8.5 or later operating system.)

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