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 recording 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 99).

AFocus and Exposure Lock

Focus and exposure will lock while the Abutton is pressed (0 214, 216).

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 (0 192), the mem-

 

ory card is full, another mode is

 

selected, the lens is removed, or the

Movie-record button

camera becomes hot (0 xvii).

AMaximum Length

The camera can record movies up to 4 GB in size (for more informa- tion, see page 192); note that depending on memory card write speed, shooting may end before this length is reached (0 224).

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