Recording Movies

BRecording Movies

•Memory cards with an SD Speed Class rating of 6 or faster are recommended when recording movies (A 173). Movie recording may stop unexpectedly when memory cards with a lower Speed Class ratings are used.

•When Electronic VR is set to Auto in the setup menu, the angle of view (the area captured in the recorded movie) is smaller than when taking still pictures.

•Optical zoom cannot be adjusted once movie recording begins.

•Rotate the zoom control during recording to enable digital zoom. Subjects can be magnified up to 4× the optical zoom ratio applied before movie recording began.

•There are some degradation in image quality when digital zoom is used. When recording ends, digital zoom is disabled.

•In some cases, movie recordings may capture the sounds of the camera, such as the sounds produced by the zoom control operation, the movement of the lens during autofocus, or the aperture control when the brightness changes.

•Smear (A 171) visible in the monitor with movie recording will be recorded with movies. Avoiding bright objects such as the sun, reflections of the sun, and electric lights when recording movies is recommended.

•When recording or playing back movies, colored stripes (interference patterns or moiré) may appear on subjects that have a regular, repeating grid, such as pattern of weave in cloths or windows in a building, depending on the shooting distance or zoom ratio. This phenomenon occurs when the subject’s pattern interferes with the camera sensor grid, and it does not indicate a malfunction.

BNotes on Autofocus for Movie Recording

•When A Single AF (default setting) is selected for Movie AF mode, focus is locked by pressing the b (e movie-record) button to start recording (A 129).

•Autofocus may not perform as expected (A 31). Should this occur, try the following:

1.Set Movie AF mode to ASingle AF (default setting) before starting movie recording.

2.Frame a different subject (positioned at the same distance from the camera as the intended subject) in the center of the frame, press the b(emovie-record) button to start recording, and then modify the composition.

CFunctions Available with Movie Recording

•Current exposure compensation setting, white balance setting specified for A (auto) mode, and the scene effect adjustment slider specified for scene mode setting are also applied with movie recording. When macro mode is enabled, movies of subjects closer to the camera can be recorded. Confirm settings before starting movie recording.

•The self-timer (A 36) can be used. When the b (e movie-record) button is pressed after the self-timer is enabled, the camera focuses at the center of the frame and starts movie recording after the specified two or ten seconds.

•The flash will not fire.

•The Movie options, Movie AF mode, or Wind noise reduction setting can be made before starting movie recording (A 128).

•To reduce the effects of camera shake, enable electronic VR by setting Electronic VR (A 154) to Auto in the setup menu.

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