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Advanced
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11Set the Mode switch to “w”.
2Press “d” or “c” to select the movie file.
21Press “b” to play the movie.
2The LCD monitor shows the playback time and a
playback progress bar.
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rPLAYING BACK MOVIES
PLAYBACK MODE
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Movies cannot be played back using multi-frame playback.
Use the “DISP” button to select single-frame playback.
Indicated by the “r” icon.
Movies are displayed one size smaller than still
images.
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If the subject of the movie is very bright, white streaks may
appear on the image during playback. This is normal and
does not indicate fault.
■Playing Back Movies
Control Description
Playback Playback begins.
The movie automatically stops when playback ends.
Pause/Resume Pauses the movie during playback.
Press “b” again to resume playback.
Stop
Stops playback.
✽Press “d” or “c” while movie playback is stopped to go back
to the previous file or advance to the next file respectively.
Fast forward/Rewind Press “d” or “c” during playback to skip forwards or backwards
through the movie.
Skip playback
iPress “d” or “c” when the movie is paused, the movie
advances or goes back one frame.
iHold down “d” or “c” to move through the frames quickly.
◆Playing back movie files ◆
iIt may not be possible to play back a movie file that was recorded on a camera other than the FinePix
F420.
iTo play back movie files on a computer, save the movie file on the xD-Picture Card to the
computer’s hard disk and then play back the saved file.
When paused
Rewind Fast forward
5A counter appears in the top-right corner of the
LCD monitor during recording shows the remaining
time.
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When the Power save function (➡P.58) is active, after 30
seconds of recording, the LCD monitor gets a bit dark. Press
the “DISP” button to recover the LCD monitor brightness.
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If the brightness of the subject changes during movie
recording, the sound of lens operation may be recorded.
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Some wind noise may be recorded in movie recorded
outdoors.
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When the remaining time runs out, recording automatically
ends and the movie is saved onto the xD-Picture Card.
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If recording is stopped immediately after it begins, about 1
second of movie is recorded onto the xD-Picture Card.
6Press the Shutter button during recording to end
recording.
4Press the Shutter button down fully to start
recording.
rRECORDING MOVIES
MOVIE MODE
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The brightness and color of the LCD monitor shown during
movie recording may differ from those shown before
recording begins.
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You do not need to hold down the Shutter button.
Pressing the Shutter button down fully locks the
focus, but the exposure varies automatically
according to the scene being shot.