Recording Movie Images and Audio

To record a movie

1.Configure the quality setting for the movie (page 58).

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

2.In the REC mode, press [BS].

3. Use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to select the »

Remaining recording time

(Movie) scene and then press [SET].

 

This causes » to appear on the monitor screen.

4.Press the shutter button.

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

Movie recording includes monaural audio.

5.

Press the shutter button again to stop

 

Recording time

 

 

recording.

Movie recording also will stop automatically if memory becomes full before you press the shutter button.

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

NOTE

•Spending a long time using movie recording will cause the camera to become slightly warm to the touch. This is normal and does not indicate malfunction.

•The camera also records audio. Note the following points when shooting a movie.

– Take care that the microphone is not blocked by your fingers, etc.

–Good recording results are not possible when the camera is too far away from what you are trying to record.

–Operating camera buttons while shooting can cause button

noise to be picked up in the audio.

Microphone

•Shooting a very bright subject can cause a vertical band to appear in the monitor screen image. This does not indicate

malfunction. The band will not be recorded in a snapshot, but will be recorded in the case of a movie.

•Use of certain types of memory cards increase the time it takes to record movies, which can cause movie frames to be lost. This condition is indicated by » and Y flashing on the monitor screen. To avoid loss of movie frames, use of a memory card with a maximum transfer speed of at least 10MB per second is recommended.

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