A Recording Movies

3 Press the shutter button all the way down to start recording.

REC 12s REC and time remaining are displayed in monitor

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Focus is set when recording begins; exposure and white balance are adjusted automatically throughout recording (note that the AF-assist lamp will light if the subject is poorly lit; for information on disabling the AF- assist lamp, see page 86). The color and brightness of the image may vary from that displayed before recording begins.

4 Press the shutter button halfway to end recording. Recording ends automatically when the movie reaches maximum length or memory is full.

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There is no need to keep the shutter button pressed during recording.

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Movies are recorded as monaural motion JPEG files with a maximum file size of 2 GB and a minimum length of 1s. See page 109 for more information on recording times.

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