The Movie Menu

D Movie Options

Set the shooting mode to D (movie) Mdtab MD Movie options

Select the desired movie option to record. Larger image sizes and faster movie bitrates mean greater image quality and larger movie file sizes.

The movie bitrate is the volume of movie data recorded per second. Variable bitrate (VBR) encoding is used to automatically adjust the bitrate depending on the subject being recorded. When recording movies of subject with large amounts of motion, the file size increases.

See page 84 for the information on maximum movie length.

When recording normal speed movies, select one of the normal speed movie options (E75), and when recording HS movies, select one of the HS movie options (E76).

Normal Speed Movie Options

Type

Description

dHD

Movies with an aspect ratio of 16:9 are recorded. This option is

1080pP(1920×1080)

suited to playback on a widescreen TV.

(default setting)

Movie bitrate: Approx. 14 Mbps

 

 

eHD 1080p

Movies with an aspect ratio of 16:9 are recorded. This option is

suited to playback on a widescreen TV.

(1920×1080)

Movie bitrate: Approx. 12 Mbps

 

fHD 720p

Movies with an aspect ratio of 16:9 are recorded.

(1280×720)

Movie bitrate: Approx. 9 Mbps

 

Movies with an aspect ratio of 16:9 are recorded. A format

 

supported by Apple Inc.

Movie bitrate: Approx. 24 Mbps

piFrame 540 Movies cannot be edited (E47).

(960×540)

When recording movies to the internal memory, recording may

 

stop unexpectedly in some shooting conditions. When recording

 

movies of important events, recording to a memory card (class 6 or

 

higher) is recommended.

 

 

gVGA (640×480)

Movies with an aspect ratio of 4:3 are recorded.

Movie bitrate: Approx. 3 Mbps

The frame rate is approximately 30 frames per second in any options.

Reference Section

E75

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Nikon COOLPIXS100BLK, COOLPIXS100PURPLE, COOLPIXS100RED, COOLPIXS100GOLD Movie Menu, Normal Speed Movie Options, E75