Recording Movies

BNotes on Movie Recording

When saving a movie onto a memory card, a memory card with an SD speed class of Class 6 or higher is recommended (A19). If the transfer speed of the card is slow, the movie recording may end unexpectedly.

Using the digital zoom causes image quality to deteriorate. If you start recording the movie without using digital zoom, and you keep rotating the zoom control toward g, the zoom stops at the maximum optical zoom ratio. Release the zoom control and rotate it again toward gto trigger digital zoom. When recording ends, digital zoom turns off.

The sounds of zoom control operation, zoom, autofocus, vibration reduction or aperture control when the brightness changes may be recorded.

The following phenomena may be seen on the monitor while recording movies. These phenomena are saved in the recorded movies.

-Banding may occur in images under fluorescent, mercury-vapor, or sodium-vapor lighting

-Subjects that move quickly from one side of the frame to the other, such as a moving train or car, may appear skewed

-The entire movie image may be skewed when the camera is panned

-Lighting or other bright areas may leave residual images when the camera is moved

BNotes on the Camera Temperature

The camera may become warm when recording movies for an extended period of time or when the camera is used in a hot area.

When the temperature inside the camera becomes extremely

 

high while recording a movie, recording automatically stops after

 

5 seconds. The remaining amount of recording time (B5s) is

 

displayed on the monitor. The camera turns off in 5 seconds after

 

movie recording automatically stops.

 

Leave the camera off until the inside of the camera has cooled

 

and then use it.

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CFocusing for Movie Recording

When Autofocus mode (A95) in the movie menu is set to ASingle AF (default setting), the focus is locked when the b(emovie-record) button is pressed to start movie recording. To adjust the focus using the autofocus again while recording movies, press the multi selector J.

When the focus mode (A66) is E(manual focus), adjust the focus manually. The focus can be adjusted by pressing the multi selector H(Far) or I(Near) while recording movies.

Autofocus may not perform as expected (A29). Should this occur, try E(manual focus) or the following methods.

1.Before recording, set Autofocus mode in the movie menu to ASingle AF (default setting).

2.Position a different subject at the same distance in the middle of the screen. Press the b(emovie-record) button to start the movie recording, and change the composition.

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Nikon P310 manual Recording Movies, Focusing for Movie Recording

P310 specifications

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