Nikon COOLPIXL22BLK, L21 Recording Movies, Press Ain shooting mode to, display the shooting-mode

Movies

Recording Movies

To shoot movies with sound recorded via the built-in microphone, select shooting mode and follow the steps below.

1 Press Ain shooting mode to
display the shooting-mode
selection menu and use the multi
selector Hand Ito select D,
then press k.	Movie
The maximum length of the movie that can
be recorded is displayed in the monitor
(A 56). Regardless of the remaining memory on the memory card, the maximum size
of a single movie is 2 GB, and the maximum length of a single movie is 29 minutes.

2 Press the shutter-release button all the way down to start recording.

Camera focuses on subject in center of frame.

A progress bar at the bottom of the monitor shows the amount of recording time remaining.

To end recording, press the shutter-release button all the way down a second time.

If recording time runs out, recording stops automatically.

BRecording Movies

4s Movies

•The camera focuses when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, and the focus remains locked while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Focus is locked while recording.

•Optical zoom cannot be applied while movies are recorded. Digital zoom cannot be used just before recording a movie, but up to 2× digital zoom can be applied while movies are recorded.

•Smear (A 115) visible in the monitor when shooting movies is visible in the saved movie file. Avoiding bright objects such as the sun, reflections of the sun, and electric lights is recommended to avoid smear effects.

BWhile the Camera is Saving Movies

When movie recording stops, the shooting screen is displayed after the movie has been completely saved. Do not open the battery-chamber / memory card slot cover.

Removing the memory card or the battery while a movie is being saved may result in loss of the movie data or damage to the camera or the memory card.

COptions Available When Shooting Movies

• Macro mode (A33) can be used. Apply or change settings as necessary before movie recording begins. Settings cannot be changed while recording a movie. Flash, self-timer, and exposure compensation cannot be used.

• Press dto display the D(movie) menu and set Movie options (A56).

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