MOVIE RECORDING

This camera can record up to sixty seconds of digital video with sound. The motion JPEG image is 320 X 240 pixels (QVGA). The effective image area is 284 X 211 pixels; two thin lines will appear to the left and right of the image when played back. Under certain conditions less than sixty seconds of digital video may be recorded.

Total recording time with an 16MB CompactFlash card is approximately 51 seconds. The digital video recording rate is approximately 296KB per second. Actual CompactFlash card capacity depends on the subject and the number of still images captured.

Set the main dial to movie recording. Before recording, the data-panel and monitor frame counters show the maximum time in seconds can be recorded with the next movie clip. A maximum of 60 seconds is displayed until the amount of remaining time falls below one minute, then the remaining number of seconds that can be recorded is displayed.

Available recording time

Frame the picture as described in the basic recording operation section (p. 25). Press the shutter-release button partway down to lock the focus. Press the shutter-release button all the way down and release to start recording. An indicator will appear in the lower right corner of the monitor during recording.

The zoom and focus are fixed during recording. The camera will continue to record until the recording time is used or the shutter-release button is pressed again. When recording, the data panel and monitor frame counters will count down the remaining time.

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