.To set up the camera to shoot with Prerecord Movie

1.In the REC mode, set the mode dial to ³ (HD/STD) or © (HS). Select the movie mode you want to use.

2.Press [8].

3.Use [8] and [2] to select the third control panel option from the bottom (Prerecord (Movie)).

4.Use [4] and [6] to select “Prerecord (Movie): On” and then press [SET].

This causes ‰ (Prerecord (Movie)) to appear on the monitor screen, indicating that the camera is prerecording to its buffer.

To turn off Prerecord (Movie), select “Prerecord (Movie): Off”.

.To shoot a Prerecord Movie

1.With the camera pointed at the subject, half-press and hold the shutter button.

Movie images will be pre-recorded to the five-second buffer only while the shutter button is maintained in the half-press position.

•When using Prerecord Movie in combination with high speed movie, the buffer will store two seconds of pre-recording instead of the usual five.

•If you release the half-pressed shutter button before pressing it the rest of the way down, all of the pre-recorded images currently in the buffer will be deleted.

2.When you are ready to start real-time recording, press the shutter button the rest of the way down.

3.Press the shutter button again to stop recording.

•When shooting with the high speed movie “30-120 fps” and “30-240 fps” setting, you cannot change the speed (fps) setting when recording while the shutter button is half-pressed (while recording to the buffer). You can change the speed (fps) setting after you press the shutter button all the way down to start real-time recording.

NOTE

•Focus is locked while the shutter button is half-pressed when Prerecord (Movie) is turned on and optical zoom is turned off, or when Prerecord (Movie) is turned off.

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