Recording Movies

Changing Movie Recording Settings (The Movie Menu)

On the shooting screen M dbutton MD tab (A10)

The following options can be adjusted.

 

 

Movie

 

 

 

Movie options

 

 

Autofocus mode

 

 

Wind noise reduction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item

Description

A

 

 

The following movie types are available:

 

 

 

nHD 720p (1280×720), mVGA (640×480), and

 

 

Movie options

W QVGA (320×240).

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Movies with an aspect ratio of 16:9 can be recorded by

 

 

 

selecting nHD 720p (1280×720).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select between ASingle AF (default setting), which

 

 

 

locks focus when movie recording starts, and BFull-

 

 

 

time AF which focuses continuously during movie

 

 

Autofocus mode

recording. When BFull-time AF is selected, the

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sound of the camera focusing may be heard in the

 

 

 

 

Wind noise

recorded movie. If you want to prevent the sound of the

 

Recording

Set On or Off (default setting) to select whether wind

 

 

camera focusing from being recorded, select A

 

 

 

Single AF.

 

 

reduction

noise is reduced when recording movies.

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and Playing Back Movies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Nikon S2600 Changing Movie Recording Settings The Movie Menu, NHD 720p 1280×720, mVGA 640×480, Qvga 320×240, Single AF

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