Nikon COOLPIXP7000 Recording Movies, Rotate the mode dial to D, 146, External Microphones

Movie Recording and Playback

Movie Recording and Playback

Recording Movies

High-definition movies can be shot with sound.

•Regardless of the remaining memory on the memory card, the maximum length for a single movie is 29 minutes.

1 Rotate the mode dial to D.

• The monitor shows the amount of available recording time.

2 Press the shutter-release button all the way down to start recording.

•The camera focuses in the center focus

area. The focus area is not displayed when the movie is recorded.

• When shooting high-definition or full	7m23s
high-definition movies, the aspect ratio of

the shooting screen is switched to 16:9 (The movie is recorded in the range shown in the screen on the right).

•The monitor shows the amount of recording time remaining. Recording stops automatically when the recording time runs out.

3 Press the shutter-release button all the way down to end recording.

BNote on Recording Movies

When the AF lamp blinks after shooting, the movie is being saved. Do not open the battery-chamber/ memory card slot cover. Cutting the power or removing the memory card before saving is complete could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card.

CExternal Microphones

Instead of the built-in microphone, a commercially available microphone can be connected to the external microphone connector (A5) to record sound during movie recording or voice memos for still pictures (A132). Use an external microphone that conforms to the specifications of “External microphone connector” in “I/O terminal” (A218) in “Specifications.”

•When the external microphone is connected, Wind noise reduction (A150) in the movie menu cannot be used.

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