■ Capturing Videos

You can capture videos using the HDC-401EX. Captured videos can be played directly on the camera or viewed on a TV by connecting the camera using the supplied video cable.

1

Open the lens cover and press the power

 

switch to turn on the power.

 

The camera will enter the Still Image Capture mode.

4

Press the shutter.

Basic

 

When you hear a“bleep”sound and see REC on the

 

LCD monitor, this indicates that the camera has

Operations

 

begun video capture.

 

The LCD monitor shows REC and the elapsed

 

time during video capture.

 

 

 

 

CapturingStill

2

Capture Menu

Set To Default

Video Clip Mode

Image size

2304×1728

Image quality

Normal

In the Still Image Capture mode, press

MENU.

The Capture Menu screen is displayed.

5

To stop video capture, press the shutter.

Images/Videos

 

The camera stops the capture after emitting a

 

“bleep”sound.

 

 

OKSet

3

 

 

 

 

 

In the Capture Menu screen, select Video

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capture Mode using M】【Nand then

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

press

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capture Menu

 

 

 

 

Set To Default

 

 

 

 

Video Clip Mode

 

 

 

 

Image size

2304×1728

 

 

 

 

Image quality

 

 

Normal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OKSet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The capture stops automatically when the available memory drops to below the required level.

The white balance P58 , Exposure(EV) P57 , color P61 and Close-Up mode P31 are effective during video capture, but other settings are disabled.

Video Files

Image size (Recording resolution)

320×240

 

 

Recording image file format

MPEG1 (No sound)

 

 

Frame rate

24 frames/sec.

 

 

Data size

Approximately 231 KB/sec.

 

 

Recording time

Internal 16 MB flash memory: Approximately 61 seconds

 

32 MB SD memory card: Approximately 128 seconds

 

 

The above data size and recording time are reference values assuming the (Full Color) mode P61 . The actual size and time will vary, depending on the subject and capture conditions.

To play the recorded video files on a computer, you will need Windows Media Player or other playback software supporting the recording image file format (MPEG1) of the HDC-401EX.

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Hitachi hdc-401ex manual Capturing Videos, Capture Menu screen, select Video, Capture Mode using 【M 】【N 】and then, Press