Nikon L120 Movie Options

Recording Movies

Playback and Recording Movie

Movie Options

Display the shooting screen MdMD(Movie menu) (A82) MMovie options

Select the type of movies that are recorded.

Option	Description
nHD 720p (1280×720)	Movies with an aspect ratio of 16:9 are recorded in high
	definition. This option is suited to playback on a wide screen TV.
(default setting)	• Image size: 1280 × 720 pixels
	• Movie bitrate: 9 Mbps
	Movies with an aspect ratio of 16:9 are recorded. A format
	supported by Apple Inc. When recording movies to the
piFrame 540	internal memory, recording may stop unexpectedly in some
	shooting conditions. When recording movies of important
(960×540)	events, recording to a memory card (class 6 or higher) is
	recommended.
	• Image size: 960 × 540 pixels
	• Movie bitrate: 24 Mbps
	Movies with an aspect ratio of 4:3 are recorded.
mVGA (640×480)	• Image size: 640 × 480 pixels

•Movie bitrate: 3 Mbps

•The movie bitrate is the volume of movie data recorded per second. As a variable bitrate (VBR) system has been adopted, the movie recording rate varies automatically according to the subject so that more data is recorded per second for movies containing frequently moving subjects, thus increasing movie file size.

•The frame rate is approximately 30 frames per second in any options.

CMovie Options and Maximum Movie Length

Option	Internal memory	Memory card (4 GB)*
	(Approx. 102 MB)
nHD 720p (1280×720)	1 min 32 s	55 min
(default setting)
piFrame 540 (960×540)	34 s	15 min
mVGA (640×480)	4 min 22 s	2 h 30 min

All figures are approximate. The maximum movie length varies depending on the type of memory card used, the bit rate of recorded movies, etc.

*The maximum file size for a single movie is 4 GB and 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.

DMore Information

84See “File and Folder Names” (A131) for more information.