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.

•Each movie can be up to 10 minutes long. Movie recording stops automatically after 10 minutes of recording.

Image Quality

Approximate

Frame Rate

(pixels)

 

Data Rate

 

 

UHQ

640 × 480

5.8 Megabits/

30 frames/

 

 

second

second

UHQ Wide

848 × 480

7.0 Megabits/

30 frames/

second

second

 

 

 

 

HQ

640 × 480

2.8 Megabits/

30 frames/

second

second

 

 

 

 

HQ Wide

848 × 480

3.4 Megabits/

30 frames/

second

second

 

 

 

 

Normal

640 × 480

1.4 Megabits/

30 frames/

second

second

 

 

 

 

Image Quality

Approximate

Frame Rate

(pixels)

 

Data Rate

 

 

LP

320 × 240

545 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 “UHQ Wide” or “HQ Wide” is selected for the quality setting.

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