PLAYBACK MENU rRECORDING MOVIES

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Press the shutter button down fully to start

recording.

 

! The brightness and color of the LCD monitor shown during movie recording may differ from those shown before recording begins.

! There is no need to hold down the shutter button.

! Camera operation noises may be recorded during movie shooting.

Pressing the shutter button down fully fixes the focus, however the exposure and white balance are adjusted to the scene being shot.

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REC

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During recording, “yREC” appears on the LCD

monitor and a counter that shows the remaining time

 

 

 

 

 

appears in the top-right corner of the LCD monitor.

! If the brightness of the subject changes during movie recording, the sound of lens operation may be recorded.

! Some wind noise may be recorded in shots taken outdoors. ! When the remaining time runs out, recording ends and the

movie is saved onto the xD-Picture Card or the internal memory.

pPHOTO MODE MOVIE ˘QUALITY SETTINGS IN MOVIE MODE

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1Set the Mode switch to “r”.

2Press the “p” button to display the menu on the

 

 

LCD monitor.

! In “r” Movie mode, do not set the “û” (sensitivity) setting. ! In “r” Movie mode, do not set the “ü” FinePix COLOR

setting.

The quality setting is retained even when the camera is off or the mode setting is changed.

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Press “c”.

 

 

QUALITY

 

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Press the shutter button down halfway during

recording, the recording ends.

 

! If recording is stopped immediately after it begins, 1 second of the movie is recorded onto the xD-Picture Card or the internal memory.

Available recording timesRecording times per xD-Picture Card / internal memory

These figures are the available recording times using internal memory or a new xD-Picture Card formatted on the camera. The actual recording times will vary depending on the free space available on the xD-Picture Card or internal memory.

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640x480: 14s

 

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1Press “a” or “b” to change the setting.

2Press the “MENU/OK” button to confirm the setting.

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Features Advanced

 

 

Quality

 

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$ (30 frames per second)

Internal memory (approx. 16 MB)

17 sec.

 

27 sec.

DPC-16 (16 MB)

17 sec.

 

27 sec.

 

 

 

 

DPC-32 (32 MB)

34 sec.

 

55 sec.

 

 

 

 

DPC-64 (64 MB)

70 sec.

 

110 sec.

 

 

 

 

DPC-128 (128 MB)

140 sec.

 

221 sec.

DPC-256/M256 (256 MB)

280 sec.

 

7.4 min.

 

 

 

 

DPC-512/M512 (512 MB)

9.3 min.

 

14.7 min.

 

 

 

 

DPC-M1GB (1 GB)

18.7 min.

 

29.6 min.

 

 

 

 

If you shoot using the DPC-M256/M512/M1GB xD-Picture Card, movie recording time may be reduced if you repeatedly record and erase (frame erase) image files. In such a case, erase all frames or format the picture card before use. Back up important frames (files) onto your PC or another media.

Quality settings in Movie mode

Quality mode

Sample uses

%(640 480)

For better quality

$(320 240)

To record longer movies

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