Nikon S3200 manual Recording Movies

Recording Movies

BNote on Recording Images and Saving Movies

The indicator showing the number of exposures remaining or the indicator showing the maximum movie length flashes while images are being recorded or while a movie is being saved. Do not open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover or remove the battery or memory card while an indicator is flashing. Doing this could result in loss of data, or in damage to the camera or the memory card.

BRecording Movies

•Memory cards with an SD Speed Class rating of 6 or faster are recommended when recording movies (A19). Movie recording may stop unexpectedly when memory cards with a lower Speed Class ratings are used.

•When recording movies with nHD 720p (1280×720) selected for Movie options, the angle of view (the area captured in the recorded movie) is smaller than when taking still pictures.

•When Electronic VR (A87) is set to Auto in the setup menu, the angle of view (the area captured in the recorded movie) is smaller than when taking still images.

•Optical zoom cannot be adjusted once movie recording begins.

•Rotate the zoom control during recording to enable digital zoom. Subjects can be magnified up to 4× the optical zoom ratio applied before movie recording began.

•There is some degradation in image quality when digital zoom is used. When recording ends, digital zoom turns off.

•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 autofocus, or the aperture control when the brightness changes.

•Smear (F3) 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.

BNote About Autofocus for Movie Recording

When shooting a subject that is not suitable for autofocus (A29), the camera may not be able to focus properly on the subject. Follow the procedure below if you are trying to shoot this type of subject for movies.

1.Set Autofocus mode in the movie menu to ASingle AF (default setting) before starting movie recording.

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

Recording and Playing Back Movies

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