MOVIE RECORDING MODE

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 304 X 240 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 70 seconds. The digital video recording rate is approximately 0.23MB per second. Actual CompactFlash card capacity depends on the subject and the number of still images captured.

In movie recording, some functions can be used, some are fixed, and some are disabled. Exposure compensation (p. 46) and macro mode (p. 28) can be used. The focus mode is set to auto focus; the autofocus area is set to wide; the exposure mode is set to program; camera sensitivity and white balance is set to auto. The flash and digital zoom is disabled. This mode has no menu controls.

Total recording time for the

next movie clip

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

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