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SET INTERVAL TIME 1/2

30s 1m 5m 10m 30m

Exit Confirm

TIME-LAPSE MOVIE

Set interval time

AE lock

Exit Confirm

Highlight AE lock.

Choose interval between shots. Press center of multi selector to make selec- tion and exit.

5

AE LOCK

 

Off

On

Exit Confirm

Display AE LOCK menu.

6

AE LOCK

 

Off

 

On

Exit

Confirm

Choose On to fix exposure and white balance for entire movie at values for first frame, Off to meter new values for each shot. When On is selected for AE lock, flash turns off automatically. Press center of multi selector to make selection and exit.

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8

Use a Reliable Power Source

Return to shooting mode.

Start recording. Camera will take pictures at specified interval until shut- ter-release button is pressed again, memory is full, or 1800 frames have been recorded.

Movies

If possible, use the supplied EH-63 AC adapter when recording time-lapse movies.

During Recording

To save power, the monitor turns off between frames. The monitor turns on automati- cally immediately before the camera takes the next shot.

AE Lock

When On is selected for AE lock, a yellow AE-L icon will be displayed, indicating that exposure and white balance will be locked with the first shot. Once the first shot is taken, the icon will turn white.

AE-L

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