Movies

Recording Movies

To shoot movies with sound recorded via the built-in microphone, enter shooting mode and follow the steps below.

1Press the Abutton in shooting

mode to display the shooting mode menu and press the multi selector H or I to select D, and then press the k button.

The maximum movie length that can be

Movie

 

recorded is displayed in the monitor (A 82).

 

The maximum recording time for a single movie is 25 minutes, or a file size of 2 GB, even when there is enough free space in the internal memory or on the memory card.

2Press the shutter-release button all

the way down to start recording.

The camera focuses on the subject at the

 

center of the frame.

 

A progress bar at the bottom of the monitor

 

shows the amount of recording time

25s

remaining.

 

To end recording, press the shutter-release button all the way down a second time.

Recording stops automatically when the movie length indicator reaches “0”.

BRecording Movies

The flash (A 30), self-timer (A 32) and exposure compensation (A 34) cannot be used, nor can their settings be adjusted in movie mode. Macro mode (A 33) is available.

Macro mode cannot be enabled or disabled while movies are being recorded. Enable or disable macro mode before movie recording begins.

Optical zoom cannot be adjusted once movie recording begins. Digital zoom cannot be applied before movie recording begins. However, digital zoom (up to 2×) can be applied while movies are being recorded.

BNote on Recording Movies

When the movie has been fully recorded to the internal memory or memory card, the monitor display will revert to the normal shooting mode display. Do not open the battery-chamber/ memory card slot cover while movies are being recorded. Removing the memory card while movies are being recorded could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card.

CAutofocus

Camera focuses when shutter-release button is pressed halfway and locks at this position during shooting. The focus is set to this position during shooting.

CAdjusting Movie Settings

Movies

Movie options (A 82) settings can be adjusted from the movie menu.

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Nikon COOLPIXS1000PJ user manual Recording Movies, Adjusting Movie Settings