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AdvancedFeatures
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Press the Shutter button down fully to start
recording.
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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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Do not need to hold down the Shutter button.
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“hREC” appears in the top-right corner of the LCD
monitor during recording shows the remaining time.
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When the remaining time runs out, recording ends and the
movie is saved onto the xD-Picture Card.
Press the Shutter button during recording, recording
ends and the movie is stored on the xD-Picture
Card.
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If recording is stopped immediately after it begins, 1 second
of movie is recorded onto the xD-Picture Card.
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4Press the “a([)” or “b(])” swich to zoom in
and out. A zooming bar appears on the LCD
monitor.
hDigital zoom focal length
(35 mm camera equivalent)
Approx. 38 mm to 118 mm
Maximum zoom scale: 3.1×
hFocal range
Approx. 0.8 m (2.6 ft.) to infinity
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Select Macro mode for close-up shots (➡P.23).
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Movies recorded with the digital zoom have slightly lower
image quality. Choose the zoom mode that best suits the
scene being shot.
The exposure is adjusted for the scene being shot.
Zoom bar

rRECORDING MOVIES

MOVIE MODE
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Up to 60 seconds long (at the $setting) or 240 seconds long movie (at the #setting) can be
recorded.
hSpecifications
Motion JPEG without sound
hQuality selection method
$(320 ×240 pixels)
#(160 ×120 pixels)
hFrame rate:10 frames per second
See P.80 for information on the frame rate.
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See P.42 for information on changing the quality mode.
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The available recording time for a movie may decrease
depending on the amount of free space on the xD-
Picture Card.
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See P.79 for the available recording time with xD-Picture
Cards.
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You cannot turn the LCD monitor off in this mode.
The available recording time and “œ”
appears on the LCD monitor.
1Press the “MENU/OK” button to display the
menu on the LCD monitor.
2Press “d” or “c” to select “q” SHOOTING
MODE.
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21Press “a” or “b” to select “r” MOVIE.
2Press the “MENU/OK” button.
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It may not be possible to playback your movies on other cameras.