yRecording and Viewing Movies

The camera can record high-definition (HD) movies with an aspect ratio of 16 : 9 and slow-motion movies with an aspect ratio of 8 : 3. Movies can be recorded by pressing the movie-record button in the following shooting modes:

Movie-record button

 

Mode

Movie type

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

The

camera

automatically

CAuto mode (0 31)

 

optimizes settings

for

the

 

 

 

 

current subject or scene.

 

 

 

 

 

Shoot movies. Regardless of

 

 

 

 

the scene selected with the

wCreative mode (0 43)

 

camera, movies are recorded

 

in mode P; shutter speed and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

aperture are

controlled

by

 

 

 

 

the camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Programmed

 

Shutter speed and aperture

 

 

auto (P)

HD (16 : 9)

are controlled by the camera.

 

 

Shutter-

 

You

choose

the

shutter

 

 

 

speed; the camera automati-

 

 

priority auto

 

 

 

 

cally

adjusts

aperture

for

 

 

(S)

 

 

 

 

optimal exposure (0 37).

 

v

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You choose the aperture; the

Advanced

 

Aperture-

 

 

 

camera automatically adjusts

movie

 

priority auto

 

 

 

shutter speed for

optimal

mode(0 58,

(A)

 

 

exposure (0 38).

 

 

62)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manual (M)

 

You choose the shutter speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

and aperture (0 39).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slow

Record silent slow-motion

 

 

Slow motion

movies. Movies are recorded

 

 

(y)

motion

at 400 fps and play back at

 

 

(8 : 3)

 

 

 

about 30 fps (0 62).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AAvailable Settings

For information on the options available in advanced movie mode, see page 174.

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