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

Pixels

Approximate

Frame Rate

Quality

Data Rate

 

 

HQ

640 × 480

10.2 Megabits/

25 frames/

pixels

second

second

 

 

 

 

 

Normal

512 × 384

6.1 Megabits/

25 frames/

pixels

second

second

 

 

 

 

 

LP

320 × 240

2.45 Megabits/

12.5 frames/

pixels

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].

Movie File Formats

Movies are recorded in Motion JPEG AVI format.

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

–Windows Media Player

–Macintosh QuickTime

Movie Size

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

Image Quality

Approximate Size

 

 

HQ

72.8 MB

 

 

Normal

43.6 MB

 

 

LP

17.5 MB

 

 

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SHOOTING A MOVIE