•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.

•The exposure mode changes to t (Auto) automatically whenever you shoot a movie with the “STD” or “HD” movie mode (pages 65, 67).

•The aperture, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity settings (M mode only) configured with the snapshot A mode, S mode, or M mode are used when shooting a movie with the “HS” movie mode (page 68). Note, however, that the shutter speed range is limited in accordance with the frame rate specified for the high speed movie.

•The [AEL] button is disabled (AE lock and AF lock do not function) while “HS” or “HD/STD” is selected as the movie mode.

Recording a High-definition Movie

This camera supports recording of high-definition (HD) movies. The aspect ratio of an HD movie is 16:9, the image size is 1280x720 pixels, and the frame rate is 30 fps. Image quality and image size settings cannot be changed.

1.Set the mode dial to ³ (HD/STD).

2.Press [8].

3.Use [8] and [2] to select the second control panel option from the top (HD/STD switching).

4.Use [4] and [6] to select “HD”, and then press [SET].

5.Record the movie the same way as you would a normal movie (page 65).

Press the shutter button to start and stop recording.

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Recording Movies