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Recording and Playing Back Movies

Recording and Playing Back Movies

Recording Movies

You can record movies by simply pressing the b (e movie-record) button. The
settings made for still images, such as hue and white balance, are applied when
recording movies.
•The maximum file size for a single movie is 2 GB or the maximum movie length
for a single movie is 29 minutes, even when there is sufficient free space on the
memory card for longer recording (A80).
•When no memory card is inserted (when recording in the internal memory),
Movie options (E47) is set to m VGA (640×480) by default. n HD 720p
(1280×720) cannot be selected.
1Turn on the camera and be sure that it is in

shooting mode.

•The icon for the selected movie option is
displayed. The default setting is n HD 720p
(1280×720) (A81).
* Maximum movie length shown in the illustrations
may differ from the actual display.
2Press the b (e movie-record) button to start

movie recording.

•The camera focuses at the center of the frame. Focus
areas are not displayed during recording.
•When n HD 720p (1280×720) is selected for
Movie options, monitor display changes to an aspect
ratio of 16:9 with movie recording (the area indicated
on the right is recorded).
•When the Photo info option in Monitor settings
(A86) in the setup menu is set to Movie frame+auto
info, a frame indicating the area captured in the
recorded movie can be displayed before recording
starts.
•The approximate remaining movie recording time is displayed during recording. C is
displayed when saving movies to the camera’s internal memory.
•Recording stops automatically when the maximum movie recording time has
elapsed.
3Press the b (e movie-record) button again to end recording.
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Maximum movie length*
Movie options
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