Audio

Your camera has built-in microphones that can be used to record audio during movie recording. An external microphone jack also supports connection of a commercially available external microphone. Note, however, that the built-in microphones are disabled while an external microphone is being used.

External microphone jack [MIC] Stereo mini plug

. Recording Precautions

Commercially available

microphone

The camera also records audio. Note the following points when shooting a movie.

– Take care that the microphones are notMicrophones blocked by your fingers, etc.

–Good recording results are not possible when the camera is too far away from what you are trying to record.

–Operating camera buttons while shooting can cause button noise to be picked up in the audio.

NOTE

•Spending a long time using movie recording will cause the camera to become slightly warm to the touch. This is normal and does not indicate malfunction.

•Use of certain types of memory cards increase the time it takes to record movies, which can cause movie frames to be lost. The “0 REC” indicator on the monitor screen turns yellow to indicate that frames are being lost. To avoid loss of movie frames, use of a memory card with a maximum transfer speed of at least 10MB per second is recommended.

•The effects of camera movement in an image become more pronounced when you shoot close up or with a large zoom factor. Because of this, use of a tripod is recommended under these conditions.

•Face Detection is disabled during movie recording.

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Recording Movies