OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS

The camera automatically switches to the Pan Focus mode (PF) (page 64) whenever you enter the Movie Mode.

The camera focuses automatically whenever you have Auto Focus (page 62) or Macro () selected as the focus mode. Note that the confirmation tone that sounds during the Auto Focus operation will be recorded in the audio.If you do not want confirmation tones in your audio, keep Pan Focus (PF) as the focus mode, or select Manual Focus (MF) and manually focus the image before starting your recording.

Auto Focus is not performed in the case of the

Pan Focus (PF), Manual Focus (MF) and Infinity () focus modes, and so no confirmation tone sounds. In the case of the Manual Focus mode, you cannot adjust focus settings while recording is in progress. Be sure to make all adjustments before beginning the record operation.

Certain types of memory cards take longer to record data, which can cause movie frames to be

dropped. and flash on the monitor screen during recording to let you know when a frame has been dropped.

Recording Audio

Adding Audio to a Snapshot

You can add audio to a snapshot after you record it.

Image Format: JPEG

JPEG is an image format that provides efficient data compression.

The file extension of a JPEG file is “.JPG”.

Audio Format: WAVE/ADPCM recording format

This is the Windows standard format for audio recording. The file extension of a WAVE/ADPCM file is “.WAV”.

Recording Time:

Up to about 30 seconds per image

Audio File Size:

Approximately 120KB (30-second recording of approximately 4KB per second)

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Casio EX-Z30 manual Adding Audio to a Snapshot, Recording Audio