Navigating the movie menu
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Image size | 320 X 240 | |
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WhiteBalance | Auto | |
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Movie mode | Standard | |
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With the mode dial set to the movie recording position, press the menu button to active the menu.
Use the up/down keys to highlight the option whose setting needs to be changed.
Press the right controller key to display the settings; the current setting is indicated by an arrow. To return to the menu options, press the left key.
Use the up/down keys to highlight the new setting.
Press the central button of the controller to select the highlighted setting.
Once a setting is made, the cursor returns to the menu options and the new setting is displayed. To return to the movie mode, press the menu button.
Image size not only affects the resolution of the movie image, but also changes the maximum length of the movie clip. The maximum recording time for a 320 X 240 size movie is 3 minutes at approximately 340 KB/sec, and 20 minutes at approximately 85 KB/sec for a 160 X 120 movie. A 16 MB memory card can contain approximately 42 seconds of digital video recorded at 320 X 240 or 170 second at 160 X 120.
See page 62 for information on white balance.
Basic
Image size
White balance
Movie mode
320 X 240
160 X 120
Cust set
CustRecall
Auto
Preset
Night movie
STD. movie
The movie mode option selects the type of movie recorded. Standard produces a normal movie clip. Night Movie uses high camera sensitivity to record under low light levels. Image quality is lower with Night Movies because of the higher sensitivity.
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