Nikon S1100pj user manual 124, Recording Movies, Functions Available with Movie Recording

Movie Recording and Playback

Recording Movies

BRecording Movies

•Memory cards with an SD Speed Class rating of 6 or faster are recommended when recording movies (A 179). Movie recording may stop unexpectedly when memory cards with a lower Speed Class ratings are used.

•Digital zoom deteriorates picture quality. If digital zoom is not used when movie recording is started and the zoom control is rotated continuously in the g direction, the zoom stops at the maximum optical zoom ratio. Release the zoom control and rotate it again in the g direction to trigger digital zoom. Digital zoom is canceled when movie recording is finished.

•In some cases, movie recordings may capture the sounds of the camera, such as the sounds produced by the zoom control operation, the movement of the lens during auto focus or zoom, the vibration reduction function, or the aperture control when the brightness changes.

•Smear (A 177) visible in the monitor with movie recording will be recorded with movies. Avoiding bright objects such as the sun, reflections of the sun, and electric lights when recording movies is recommended.

•When recording or playing back movies, colored stripes (interference patterns or moiré) may appear on subjects that have a regular, repeating grid, such as pattern of weave in cloths or windows in a building, depending on the shooting distance or zoom ratio. This phenomenon occurs when the subject’s pattern interferes with the camera sensor grid, and it does not indicate a malfunction.

BNotes on Autofocus for Movie Recording

•When A Single AF (default setting) is selected for Movie AF mode in the setup menu, focus is locked by pressing the b (movie-record) button to start recording (A 127).

•Autofocus may not perform as expected (A 31). Should this occur, try the following:

1.Set Movie AF mode in the setup menu to A Single AF (default setting) before starting movie recording.

2.Frame a different subject (positioned at the same distance from the camera as the intended subject) in the center of the frame, press the b (movie-record) button to start recording, and then modify the composition.

CFunctions Available with Movie Recording

•Current exposure compensation setting, white balance setting specified for A (auto) mode, and the scene effect adjustment slider specified for scene mode setting are also applied with movie recording. When macro mode is enabled, movies of subjects closer to the camera can be recorded. Confirm settings before starting movie recording.

•The self-timer (A 37) can be used. When the b (movie-record) button is pressed after the self- timer is enabled, the camera focuses after ten or tow seconds, and then the movie recording starts.

•The flash will not fire.

•The Movie options, Movie light, or Movie AF mode setting can be made before starting movie recording (A 125).

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