Recording pictures (advanced)
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You can record motion pictures with audio.
1

Select [PICT.MODE].

• Close the menu by pressing the shutter
button halfway or the [MENU] button after
finishing the setting.
• Select either [j] or [h]. (P87)
You cannot shoot motion pictures in the
[ ] aspect ratio.
In [j] aspect
In [h] aspect
• [30fpsVGA][30fpsQVGA][30fps16:9]:
The motion of the recorded picture is
smooth, but the file size is large.
• [10fpsVGA][10fpsQVGA][10fps16:9]:
Recording motion pictures for a longer time
is available though the quality will be lower.
• [10fpsQVGA]:
The file size is smaller, so the files are
suitable to be attached to e-mails.
• fps (frame per second); This refers to the
number of frames used in 1 second.
2

Press the shutter button halfway.

• When the subject is focused, the focus
indication 1 lights.
3

Press the shutter button fully to

start the recording.

• The remaining recording time
(approximation) appears on the screen.
• The audio recording starts simultaneously
from the built-in microphone of the
camera.
• By pressing the shutter button fully again,
the recording stops.
• If the memory card becomes full during
recording, the camera stops
automatically.

Motion picture mode

30fps16:9 848×480pixels 30fps
10fps16:9 848×480pixels 10fps
30fpsVGA 640×480pixels 30fps
10fpsVGA 640×480pixels 10fps
30fpsQVGA 320×240pixels 30fps
10fpsQVGA 320×240pixels 10fps
i
EXIT

REC

SELECT
METERING MODE
PICT.MODE
AF MODE
C
AF
-
CONT.AF
12
SET

W.BALANCE

MENU
MENU
10
fps
16:9
30
fps
16:9
1
30fps
16:9