Recording and Playing Back Movies

Recording Movies

C Maximum Movie Length

Movie options (A95)

Internal memory

Memory card

(90 MB)

(4 GB)2

 

d HD 1080pP(1920×1080)

37 s1

25 min

e HD 1080p (1920×1080)

57 s

40 min

 

 

 

f HD 720p (1280×720)

1 min 25 s

1 h

 

 

 

p iFrame 540 (960×540)

33 s1

25 min

g VGA (640×480)

4 min 11 s

2 h 50 min

 

 

 

All figures are approximate. The maximum movie length varies with the make of the memory card and the bitrate of the recorded movie.

1The maximum movie length for a single movie is 25 seconds.

2The maximum movie length for a single movie is 4 GB or 29 minutes, even when there is sufficient free space on the memory card. The maximum movie recording time for a single movie is displayed during recording.

CFunctions Available in Movie Recording

The exposure compensation and White balance settings in shooting menu (A54) are also applied with movie recording. When the focus mode is set to D(macro close-up), the camera can zoom to a position closer to the subject to record movies. Confirm settings before starting movie recording.

The self-timer (A63) can be used. If the self-timer is set and the b(emovie-record) button is pressed, the camera starts movie recording after ten or two seconds.

The flash does not fire.

Press the dbutton before starting to record the movie to display the e(movie) tab and select movie menu settings (A95).

CRecording HS (High Speed) Movies

When Movie options in movie menu is set to hHS 120 fps (640×480), i HS 60 fps (1280×720), or jHS 15 fps (1920×1080), movies that can be played back in slow motion or fast motion can be recorded (E67).

CMore Information

See “File and Folder Names” (E94) for more information.

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Nikon P310 manual Maximum Movie Length, Functions Available in Movie Recording, Recording HS High Speed Movies

P310 specifications

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