RECORDING MODE

Audio recording

30 minutes of audio can be recorded without an image. The audio-recording drive mode is selected in the basic section of the recording-mode menu (p. 28). When the function is active, the live view is replaced with a blue screen.

Approximately 31 minutes of audio can be stored on one 16MB memory card. Audio is

recorded at approximately 8KB/s.

Microphone

 

In stand-by, the monitor displays the

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approximate recording time available.

 

To begin recording, press the shutter-release

 

button (1). A bar graph and the frame

 

counter (2) will display the amount of record-

 

ed time. The recording will stop when the

 

shutter-release button is pressed again or 30

Stand-by

minutes limit has elapsed.

 

 

When making audio recordings, be careful

 

not to touch or cover the microphone. The

PressShutterButtonToRecord.

quality of the recording is pro-

 

 

portional to the subject to

 

 

microphone distance. For best

 

 

results, hold the camera

Recording audio.

approximately 20cm (8in) from

your mouth.

Stop.

 

 

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Recording

Recording countdown

Image size

Changing image size affects the number of pixels in each image. The greater the image size, the larger the file size. Choose image size based on the final use of the image - smaller images will be more suitable for web sites whereas larger sizes will produce higher quality prints. Image size must be set before the picture is taken. Image size is set in the basic section of the recording-mode menu (p. 28).

Four image sizes are available: 2048 X 1536 (FULL), 1600 X 1200 (UXGA), 1280 X 960 (SXGA), and 640 X 480 (VGA). Image size is defined by the image’s horizontal and vertical dimensions in pixels. The selected image-size setting is displayed on the LCD monitor by the horizontal dimension only.

If the image size is changed, the frame counter will display the approximate number of images that can be recorded at that setting on the installed memory card. One memory card can contain images with differing sizes.

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