The Movie Menu

Movie Options

The movie menu offers the options shown below.

 

 

Maximum movie length1

Option

Description

Internal

Memory card

memory

 

 

 

 

 

8 MB

256 MB

R

Movies are recorded at 30

 

2 min. 50 sec.2

frames per second. Each frame

5 sec.

TV movie 640

is 640 × 480 pixels in size.

 

 

 

 

 

S

Movies are recorded at 30

 

 

Small size 320

frames per second. Each frame

13 sec.

6 min. 30 sec.

(default setting)

is 320 × 240 pixels in size.

 

 

 

Movies are recorded at 30

 

 

U

frames per second. Each frame

 

 

is 160 × 120 pixels in size.

50 sec.

25 min.

Smaller size 160

Small size allows for recording

 

 

 

 

 

 

of longer movies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1All figures are approximate. Maximum movie length may vary depending on type of memory card used.

2To prevent TV movie 640 from ending unexpectedly, use card rated for 10 MB/s.

Auto-Focus Mode

Choose how the camera focuses in movie mode.

Option

Description

ZSingle AF

Camera focuses when the shutter-release button is pressed half-

(default setting)

way and locks at this position during recording.

aFull-time AF

Camera constantly adjusts focus, even when the shutter-release

button is not pressed. Choose [Single AF] if the sound of the

 

camera focusing interferes with recording.

 

 

kMovie File and Folder Names

Recording and Viewing Movies

See “Image File and Folder Names” (c 104).

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Nikon L5 manual Movie Menu, Movie Options, Auto-Focus Mode, Movie File and Folder Names