5 Start recording.

 

 

Press the movie-record button to start recording (the

 

 

camera can record both video and sound; do not cover the

 

 

microphone on the front of the camera during recording).

 

 

A recording indicator and the time available are displayed

 

 

in the monitor. Except in i and jmodes, exposure can

Movie record button

 

be locked by pressing the AE-L/AF-Lbutton (0 80) or (in

Recording indicator

 

modes P, S, and A) altered by up to ±3 EV in steps of 1/3 EV

 

 

 

using exposure compensation (0 81). Focus can be

 

 

locked by pressing the shutter-release button halfway.

 

 

 

Time remaining

y

6 End recording.

 

Press the movie-record button again to end recording. Recording will end automatically when the maximum length is reached, or the memory card is full.

ATaking Photographs During Movie Recording

To take a photograph during movie recording, press the shutter-release button all the way down and hold it in this position until the shutter is released.

AMaximum Length

Each movie file can be up to 4 GB in size and 10 minutes long; note that depending on memory card write speed, shooting may end before this length is reached (0 177).

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