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VMOVIE
PHOTOGRAPHY MODE
When you select movie, the available recording
time is displayed on the monitor.
When “STANDBY” then appears on the monitor,
the camera is ready to shoot.
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✽The numbers of available shots are shown for formatted
SmartMedia.
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Shooting begins when you press the shutter
button down fully.
Beep
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Turn the Mode dial to select the settings.
In this mode, you can shoot up to 160 seconds
of movie without sound at a time (Motion JPEG
format (➡P.112) at 320 ✕240 pixels and 10
frames per second).
VMovie
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Depending on the space available on the
SmartMedia, the time that can be recorded in one
movie may be shorter than 160 seconds.
MG-64S/SW
(64MB)
MG-32S/SW
(32MB)
MG-16S/SW
(16MB)
MG-8S
(8MB)
MG-4S
(4MB)
SmartMedia
capacity
Approx.
364
Approx.
182
Approx.
90
Approx.
45
Approx.
22
Available
recording time
(sec.)
■SmartMedia standard shooting time
In Movie mode, the lens is locked at the wide-
angle setting and only the digital zoom can be
used. You can use the Zoom button or the 4-
direction button “ab” to zoom in and out. When
you use the zoom, a “Zoom bar” appears on the
screen.
●Digital zoom focal distance
Approx. 35 mm to 66 mm (1.4 in. to 2.6 in.)
(1.88✕)
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You do not need to hold down the shutter button.
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!
The focus is fixed at 50 cm (1.6 ft.) to infinity.
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The focus and white balance are fixed during
shooting, but the exposure varies automatically to
suit the scene being shot.
The white balance is automatically set when
you press the shutter button down fully.