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.

• The camera also records audio. Note the following points

Microphone

when shooting a movie.

 

– Take care that the microphone is not 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.

•Shooting a very bright subject can cause a vertical band or a pink cast on the monitor screen image. This does not indicate malfunction.

•When using the camera’s built-in memory or certain types of memory cards, it can take too much time to record data, which can result in breaks in the image and/or audio. This condition is indicated by » and Y flashing on the monitor screen. To avoid loss of movie frames, use of a memory card with a maximum transfer speed of at least 10MB per second is recommended (page 163).

•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.

•Movies are always recorded with the t (Auto) REC mode, regardless of the mode dial’s A, S, or M setting.

56Recording Movie Images and Audio