Movies

Recording Movies

1 Select mode

Rotate the mode dial to , turn the camera on, and open the monitor. In place of the number of exposures remaining, the monitor will show the maximum length of the movie that can be recorded at current settings.

2 Record movie

Press the shutter-release button all the way down to start recording. While recording is in progress, a REC indicator is displayed. Recording ends when the shutter-release button is pressed a second time, when the memory card is full, or when the movie has reached its maximum length.

Using the Flash

The flash turns off () automatically when TV movie (640) or Small movie (320) is selected.

Zoom

When TV movie (640) or Small movie (320) is selected, optical zoom can only be adjusted before recording begins. Before and during recording, digital zoom can be adjusted between 1.2 × and 2.0 ×. Pressing the zoom button during recording triggers digital zoom, even if Off has been selected for Zoom options > Digital tele ( 105).

Before recording

During recording

Optical

zoom Can be adjusted normally.

Digital 1.2×–2.0× from maximum zoom optical zoom position.

The Monitor

Fixed at position selected before recording.

1.2×–2.0 × from current optical zoom posi- tion (from maximum optical position if digital zoom was in effect when recording began).

If the monitor is swivelled to point in the same direction as the lens when recording a TV movie (640) or Small movie (320), the display in the monitor will be inverted.

Focus Mode

If Single AF (the default option) is selected for Focus options > Auto-focus mode ( 70), focus will lock when the shutter-release button is pressed to start recording.

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Nikon COOLPIX5400 manual Recording Movies, Record movie, Before recording, Optical

COOLPIX5400 specifications

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