Recording Movie Images and Audio

To record a movie

1.Configure the quality setting for the movie (page 59).

The length of the movie you can record will depend on the quality setting you select.

2.In the REC mode, press [0] (Movie).

This will start recording and display Y on the monitor screen.

Movie recording includes monaural audio.

3.Press [0] again to stop recording.

Movie recording also will stop automatically if memory becomes full before you press [0].

The maximum size allowed for a single movie file is 4 GB. Movie recording stops automatically when a file becomes 4GB.

Shooting with BEST SHOT

Remaining recording time

Recording time

With BEST SHOT (page 44), you can select the sample scene that matches the type of movie you are trying to shoot and the camera will change its setup accordingly, for beautiful movies every time. Selecting the BEST SHOT scene named Night Scene, for example, will configure the camera so night scenes appear clearer and brighter.

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