OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS

•The movie recording capacity of built-in memory is very small. Use of a memory card (page 174) is recommended when recording movies.

•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. Use of a memory card with a maximum transfer speed of at least 10MB per second is recommended.

•Optical zoom is disabled during movie recording. Digital zoom only is available. Make sure you select the optical zoom setting you want to use before you press the shutter button to start movie recording (page 58).

•The effects of camera movement in an image become more pronounced when you record close ups or recording with a large zoom factor. Because of this, use of a tripod is recommended when recording close ups or recording with a large zoom factor.

•Images may be out of focus if the subject is outside the shooting range of the camera.

•Macro uses fixed focus that is optimized for macro recording.

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 165KB (30-second recording of approximately 5.5KB per second)

NOTE

•You can play back an audio file recorded in the Audio Snapshot mode on your computer using Windows Media Player.

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