Nikon D300s, D300S (Body Only) user manual Recording Movies, Choose a live view mode. Gbutton

Recording Movies

Movies can be recorded at 24 fps in live view mode. Before recording, choose a Picture Control (0 154) and color space (0 166).

1Choose a live view mode. Gbutton

	To display the menus, press
	the Gbutton. Highlight
	an option in the Live view
	mode menu and press J:
	• Tripod: In modes gand h,
y	movies are recorded at
	the aperture selected before live view starts (0 109, 111; the
	smallest aperture available with movies is f/16). Focus can
	be adjusted during shooting using contrast-detect AF.

•Hand-held: The camera automatically adjusts shutter speed and aperture in response to changes in subject brightness.

AUsing an External Microphone

Instead of the built-in microphone, commercially-available external microphones can be used to avoid picking up sounds produced by the lens during focusing or vibration reduction. Stereo recording is available with any microphone that has a stereo mini-pin jack

(3.5mm diameter). Microphone sensitivity can be adjusted in the Movie settings > Microphone menu (0 62).

2Press the abutton.

The mirror is raised and the view through the lens is displayed in the monitor instead of the viewfinder.

DThe 0Icon

A0 icon indicates that movies can not be recorded.

abutton

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