SHOOTING A MOVIE

Movie Image Quality

Before shooting a movie, you should specify a movie image quality setting. Movie image quality is a standard that determines the detail, smoothness, and clarity of a movie during playback. Shooting with the high-quality (HQ) setting will result in better image quality, but it also shortens the amount of time you can shoot.

Image Quality (pixels)

Approximate

Frame Rate

Data Rate

 

 

 

HQ

640 × 480

4.0 Megabits/

30 frames/

second

second

 

 

 

 

 

 

HQ Wide

704 × 384

4.0 Megabits/

30 frames/

second

second

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normal

640 × 480

2.1 Megabits/

30 frames/

second

second

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normal Wide

704 × 384

2.1 Megabits/

30 frames/

second

second

 

 

 

 

 

 

LP

320 × 240

745 Kilobits/

15 frames/

second

second

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].

2.On the “Quality” tab, select “ Quality” and then press [X].

3.Use [S] and [T] to select the quality setting you want and then press [SET].

•The “ ” indicator is on the monitor screen while “HQ Wide” or “Normal Wide” is selected for the quality setting.

Movie File Formats

Movies are recorded in MPEG-4 standard AVI format, DivX.

Movies you shoot with your camera can be played back on a computer using the following software.

–Windows Media Player

–DivX Player (DivX Play Bundle)

•Movies you shoot with your camera cannot be played back on a Macintosh (page 235).

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