Recording and Viewing Movies

Movie Mode

Follow the instructions below to shoot movies with sound recorded via the built-in microphone.

1 Select T mode.

• The maximum length of the movie that can be recorded is displayed in the monitor.

Movies Viewing and Recording

2 Press the shutter-release button to start recording.

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

• To end recording, press the shutter-

10s

release button again.

 

•Recording will end automatically when the internal memory or memory card is full.

jRecording Movies

•The flash (c 26), self-timer (c 28), and exposure compensation (c 30) can not be used in movie mode. Macro close-up (c 29) can be used while movies are being recorded.

•Digital zoom (up to 2×) can be applied ([TV movie 640] up to 1.9×) while movies are being recorded. Adjust zoom before beginning recording. Once recording begins, optical zoom cannot be adjusted.

•Vibration reduction (c 21) is only available at a setting of b (Normal).

lSettings for Movie Mode

54The movie options and the auto-focus mode option can be set in the movie menu (c 55, 56).