Minolta A1 instruction manual Movie Recording, Recording, see

MOVIE RECORDING

1	Movie files are recorded at approximately 522KB per second. A
	16MB Compactflash card can store about 19 seconds of digital
	video with audio. Actual time depends on the subject and the
	amount of free space on the memory card. For more on movie
	recording, see page 112.
	Set the mode switch to the movie recording (1) position. Before
	recording, the data-panel and monitor frame counters will show
	the maximum time in seconds that can be recorded.

Shooting digital video is simple. Place the subject in the center of the live image and press the shutter-release button partway down to set the focus. Use the focus signal to confirm focus.

Focus signal

Total recording time for the next movie clip.

Press the shutter-release button all the way down and release to start recording. The camera will continue to record until the recording time is used or the shutter-release button is pressed again. When recording, the monitor frame counter and status bar shows the recorded time.

Recording time in seconds

Recording indicator

38BASIC RECORDING