Konica Minolta S414 Movie Recording, Recording Movies with the IR Remote Control RC-3

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.

NOTES ON MOVIE RECORDING

In movie recording, some functions can be used, some are fixed, and some are disabled. This mode has no menu controls.

Exposure mode	Program (fixed)
Camera sensitivity (ISO)	Auto (fixed)
Focus area	Wide focus area (fixed)
Focus control	Autofocus (fixed)
White balance	Auto (fixed)
Macro mode	Available (p. 28)
Exposure compensation	Available (p. 50)
Display button	All displays available except monitor off (p. 37)
Flash	Disabled
Digital zoom	Disabled

RECORDING MOVIES WITH THE IR REMOTE CONTROL RC-3

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.

Emitter window

Delay button

Release button

The RC-3 remote control (sold separately) can be used to record movie clips up to 5m (16ft) away. Simply point the remote control toward the camera and use the release or delay button to start and stop the recording.

When using the release button, the self- time lamp (1) will blink once before the camera starts to record; when using the delay button, the self-timer lamp will blink for two seconds before recording. The lamp will glow to indicate the camera is recording. Both buttons will stop the camera instantly when pressed. The remote control may not operate with backlit subjects or under fluorescent light.

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