Nikon 4300 manual Making Movies, Exposure Compensation, Set the mode dial to m movie

Making Movies

In m (movie) mode, the COOLPIX4300 can record silent movies up to forty seconds in length at a rate of about fifteen frames per second.

Exposure Compensation

The 1Button

Alter the exposure from the value set by the camera to make pictures bright or darker.

Beyond

1 Set the mode dial to m (movie).

• The exposure count display

will show the length of the

Exposure compensation can be set to values between –2.0 EV (underexposure) and +2.0 EV (overexposure) in increments of 1/3 EV. Press ≤/≥ on the Multi selector while holding the 1 button.

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movie that can be recorded.

• The movie mode icon

appears in the bottom left

corner of the monitor.

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2 Press to start recording.

Press ≤ to increase exposure value, ≥ to decrease exposure value while holding the 1 button.

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Confirm exposure value in monitor. Effects of compensation are visible in monitor; adjust until desired result is achieved.

!icon is displayed in monitor.

Compensation

3 Press again to end recording.

•Recording will end automatically forty seconds after recording starts or if no more memory is available on the memory card.

•The movie will be stored as a QuickTime movie file

with a file name ending in “.MOV”.

Notes on Movie mode

•Digital zoom is not available.

•Movies can not be recorded unless the monitor is on.

•The flash turns off automatically.

For more information on Playing movies back: P. 62

By default, the camera “remembers” the exposure-compensation value restoring it the next time the mode dial is set to å. If desired, exposure compensation can be set to return to ±0.0 EV when the mode dial is turned to a new setting or the camera is turned off.

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