4 Start recording.

Press the movie-record button to begin recording. A recording indica- tor, the time elapsed, and the time available are displayed while record- ing is in progress.

AAudio Recording

Be careful not to cover the microphone and note that the built-in microphone may record sounds made by the camera or lens. Except when recording slow-

y motion movies, the camera focuses con- tinuously; to avoid recording focus noise, select Single AF for Focus mode in the movie menu (0 134).

Movie-record button

Recording indicator/ Time elapsed

Time available

5 End recording.

Press the movie-record button again to end recording. Recording will end automatically when the maximum length is reached (0 146), the memory card is full, the lens is removed, or the camera becomes hot (0 xvi).

Movie-record button

AMaximum Length

The camera can record movies up to 4 GB in size (for more informa- tion, see page 146); note that depending on memory card write speed, shooting may end before this length is reached (0 173).

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