Chapter 2
Recording video clips
You can record a video clip when the camera is set to 
Video Record.
1.Slide 
to 
.
2.Frame the subject in the Image Display.
3. Press the Shutter button halfway down to measure focus and exposure. The focus brackets in the Image Display turn solid green when focus is locked (see Auto focus and exposure on page 12).
4. Press the Shutter button all the way down and release to begin recording video.
5.To stop recording video, press and release the Shutter button again.
Instant Review
After you have taken a picture or recorded a video clip, the camera displays it briefly in Instant Review. If you want to delete the image or video clip, press 
, select This Image from the Delete 
.
Auto focus and exposure
When you press the Shutter button halfway down, the camera automatically measures and locks the focus (for pictures and video clips) and exposure (for pictures only). When you auto focus:
Indicator
Green focus brackets
Red focus brackets
(shaking hand icon)
Description
Focus found.
Focus not found (see Optimizing focus on page 13).
(Pictures only) Long exposure required (see Optimizing exposure on page 13).
Tip If you follow the suggestions for focus and exposure and your image does not appear to be in proper focus or exposure when viewed in 
Playback, see the topics on blurry, dark, light, or grainy images in Troubleshooting
on page 41.
Focusing on the subject
When you press the Shutter button halfway down, the camera searches for focus within the focus brackets. When it finds focus, the focus brackets turn green.
If the focus brackets do not frame your subject, use Focus Lock (see Using Focus Lock on page 13).
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