9. TAKING A MOVIE (DV mode)

This mode allows you to take motion video with sound in the Movie Mode. The length of recorded movie clip is unlimited (maximum length depends on memory size of SD/MMC card)

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TO TAKE MOVIE:

1.Slide the Preview switch to [ ] Camera mode.

2.Press [MODE] button repeatedly to get into DV “Movie- Taking” Mode [].

3.To start recording, press [Shutter] once. Movie recording begins, with the elapsed recording time shown on the LCD.

4.To stop recording, press [Shutter] again. The movie is recorded. The camera is ready to shoot another movie

Note:

uBefore movie is taken, you can see the remaining time allowing you to take next movie on top right corner of LCD. The remaining time is an approximation based on the unused memory

Menu Settings (DV Mode )

When in DV [ ] mode, you can use the default settings that have already been chosen for video recording. If you want to change the recording settings to suit your needs, press the Menu button. Then use the 4-way arrow keys to go through each setting and make adjustments.

The following sections describe about the video recording settings.

Changing resolution (DV Mode)

Your camera offers 2 choices in resolution: "VGA" or "QVGA".

u“VGA” (640 x 480 pixels) allows a movie to be taken as sharp as possible, which is best suitable for TV viewing, but requires more memory to store.

ØØSelect VGA if you want to produce the best result for viewing

u“QVGA” (320 x 240 pixels) allows for longer recording time to be stored on the camera, but the quality of image will deteriorate when shown on a TV.

ØØSelect QVGA if saving memory is top priority

Start/Stop Recording

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