Movie Shooting

The following movie modes are available.

For information on the recording pixels and frame rate in each mode, refer to Changing Recording Pixels and Frame Rates (p. 45).

If you register the function with the button, you can start

shooting a movie simply by pressing the button regardless of the mode dial setting (p. 71).

Standard

You can select the recording pixels and frame rate and record until the memory card is full (when a super high-speed memory card is used, such as the recommended SDC-512MSH). The digital zoom can be used while shooting in this mode. (p. 33)

•Maximum Size: 4 GB*/movie

Fast Frame Rate

Use this mode to record fast moving subjects, such as in sports photography.

•Maximum Clip Length: 1 minute

Compact

Since there are few recording pixels and also the data size is small, this mode is convenient for sending movies as e-mail attachments or when the memory card capacity is low.

•Maximum Clip Length: 3 minutes

Color Accent Color Swap

You can have only the specified color remain and change all others into black and white, or change a specified color into a different color (pp. 64, 66). As with the Standard mode, you can also select the recording pixels and frame rate and record until the memory card is full (when a super high-speed memory card is used, such as the recommended SDC-512MSH).

•Maximum Size: 4 GB*/movie

Time Lapse

Select a shooting interval (1 or 2 sec.) to have a single frame shot at that interval. When played back, two hours worth of recorded frames is compressed to 8 minutes (1-sec. interval) or 4 minutes (2-sec. interval). You can record events from a fixed perspective, such as the spectacle of a flower budding over time, or view changing elements in a short period. Sound cannot be recorded in this mode.

• Maximum recording session: 2 hours.

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