Recording Movies

Movies are recorded with sound via the camera’s built-in microphone as QuickTime files with the extension “.MOV”. The files can be played back on a computer after transfer.

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Rotate mode dial to S.

The monitor shows the available recording time.

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Start recording.

•The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame (P.57).

•During recording, the y icon blinks and progress will be shown by the indica- tor at the bottom left.

Movies Viewing and Recording

Finish recording.

• Recording will also end automatically when the memory is full.

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Notes on Movies

•Depending on the memory card, recording may end before the memory is full and “CANNOT RECORD MOVIE.” is displayed. The incomplete recording is stored as a movie.

•Do not touch the microphone during recording.

•In Movie shooting mode, the following options are fixed:

–Flash (P.28) is B(Flash Cancel) except when recording a time-lapse movie.

–Self-timer (P.30) is OFF.

–WHITE BALANCE (P.46) is Auto.

–Metering (P.79) is Matrix.

•While recording a movie, only digital zoom (up to 2×) can be used (time-lapse movie: up to 4×). Adjust the zoom before recording. When recording starts, the optical zoom position is fixed.

•Only W (Normal) is available for Vibration reduction (P.48).

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