Movie File Formats

Movies normally are recorded using H.264/AVC MOV format, except for “LP” image quality movies, which are recorded in Motion JPEG AVI format.

Movies you shoot with your camera can be played back on a computer using QuickTime 7.

Movie Size

The following shows the approximate movie file size for a one- minute movie.

Image Quality

Approximate Size

UHQ

43.6 MB

 

 

UHQ Wide

52.4 MB

 

 

HQ

21.7 MB

 

 

HQ Wide

26.0 MB

 

 

Normal

10.8 MB

 

 

LP

17.9 MB

 

 

Shooting a Movie

Audio is also recorded while you shoot a movie.

1.In a REC mode, align the mode dial with “”.

2. Press the shutter

Remaining Recording Time

button to start

 

 

shooting the movie.

 

 

 

” is displayed while

 

 

 

 

 

movie recording is in

 

 

progress.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording Time

3.Press the shutter button again to stop shooting.

Each movie can be up to 10 minutes long. Movie recording stops automatically after 10 minutes of recording. Movie recording also will stop automatically if memory becomes full before you stop movie recording by pressing the shutter button.

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SHOOTING A MOVIE