Nikon COOLPIXP500BK user manual 166, Maximum Movie Length, Autofocus Mode during Movie Shooting

Movie Recording and Playback

Recording Movies

C Maximum Movie Length

	Option	Memory card (4GB)*
d	HD 1080pP(1920×1080) (default setting)	35 min
e	HD 1080p (1920×1080)	40 min
f	HD 720p (1280×720)	55 min
p	iFrame 540 (960×540)	15 min
g	VGA (640×480)	2 h 30 min

All figures are approximate. The maximum recording time may vary by make of memory card and the bitrates at which the movie was recorded.

*The maximum movie length for a single movie is 4 GB or 29 minutes, even when there is sufficient free space on the memory card. The maximum movie length for a single movie is displayed during recording.

DMore Information

See “File and Folder Names” (A215) for more information.

Autofocus Mode

Display the shooting screen MdMD (Movie menu) (A163) MAutofocus mode

Choose how the camera focuses when recording movies with the movie mode switch rotated to HD.

Option	Description
ASingle AF	Focus is locked when the b(emovie-record) button is pressed to
	start recording. Select this option when the distance between the
(default setting)
	camera and the subject will remain fairly consistent.
	The camera focuses continuously during movie recording.
	Select this option when the distance between the camera and subject
BFull-time AF	will change significantly during recording. Use of Single AF is
	recommended to prevent the sound of the camera focusing from
	interfering with recording.

CAutofocus Mode during Movie Shooting

•When the scene mode is Fireworks show, the focus is fixed at infinity.

•Set the focus mode to E(manual focus) and adjust the focus using manual focus (A42).

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