•You can perform digital zoom while shooting a movie by
pressing [ 
]. Optical zoom is not available while shooting a movie. To use optical zoom for a movie, use [ 
] to zoom as
required first and then press [ 
] to start recording.
•The effects of camera movement in an image become more pronounced when you shoot close up or a large zoom factor. Because of this, use of a tripod is recommended under these conditions.
•When the subject is outside the camera’s focus range, focusing is not possible and the image will be out of focus.
•Auto Focus and Macro Focus become fixed focus while shooting a movie (pages 113, 114).
Using Short Movie
With Short Movie, pressing [ 
] will shoot a movie that starts a few seconds before [ 
] is pressed (first part) and ends a few seconds after it is pressed (second part). You can specify how long (in seconds) you want the first part and the second part of the Short Movie to be.
•Since a few seconds of action before [ 
] is pressed are recorded, Short Movie is a good way to make sure you don’t
miss the action of kids or other active subjects.
•You can also use MOTION PRINT (page 171) to extract still images of Short Movie scenes.
[ 
] button pressed.
Short Movie
Recording Start
Few seconds | Few seconds |
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SHOOTING A MOVIE