Recording Movies

You can record movies by simply pressing the b(emovie-record) button.

When no memory card is inserted (i.e., when using the camera’s internal memory), the movie frame size (A56) setting is fixed at HSmall (640). GLarge (720p) is not available.

Recording and

1Display the shooting screen.

You can select the movie frame size that is recorded. The default setting is GLarge (720p) (1280 × 720) (A 56).

When recording movies, the angle of view (i.e., the area visible in the frame) is narrower compared to that of still images.

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15m 0s

Playing Back Movies

Maximum recording time

2Press the b(emovie-record) button to start

recording a movie.

The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame. Focus areas are not displayed during recording.

When movie frame size is set to G Large (720p) (1280 × 720), the monitor display changes to a 16:9 aspect ratio when recording movies.

C is displayed while saving to the internal memory.

7m30s

3Press the b(emovie-record) button again to end recording.

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Nikon COOLPIXS31BLUE Recording Movies, Display the shooting screen, Press the bemovie-record button again to end recording