ARecording Movies

ANotes

•Focus, exposure and white balance are adjusted automatically throughout recording. The color and brightness of the image may vary from that displayed before recording begins.

•Movies are recorded as motion JPEG files.

•If the subject is poorly lit, the AF-assist lamp may light to assist the focus operation. To turn the AF-assist lamp off, select OFF for the bAF ILLUMINATOR option in the setup menu (pg. 93).

•Vertical or horizontal streaks may appear in movies containing very bright subjects. This is normal and does not indicate a malfunction.

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

CCaution

The indicator lamp lights while movies are being recorded. Do not open the battery chamber card during shooting or while the indicator lamp is lit.

Failure to observe this precaution could prevent the movie from being played back.

BTip: BIntelligent Face Detection

The camera automatically detects faces and optimizes focus and exposure. Press the Bbutton to turn the function on and off.

Choosing the Frame Size

 

 

 

 

 

To choose the frame size,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHOOTING MENU

1 2

 

 

 

 

 

press MENU/OK and select

 

 

 

QUAL

 

 

oQUALITY.

 

 

 

AUTO

1280

5m00s

 

 

 

 

 

10m59s

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose a pixel size in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

following:

 

 

 

 

 

•)1280 (1280 × 720) for high definition movies.

•!(640 × 480) for standard definition movies. Press DISP/BACK to return to movie recording mode.

Movies

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