Playback and Recording Movie
Recording Movies
Movies with sound can be recorded.
•The maximum file size for a single movie is 2 GB or the maximum movie length
for a single movie is 29 minutes, even when there is sufficient free space on the memory card for longer recording (A129).
•When no memory card is inserted (when recording in the internal memory), Movie options (A128) is set to yVGA (640×480) by default. NHD 720p (1280×720) cannot be selected.
1 Turn on the camera and be sure that it is in shooting mode.
Movies can be recorded in any shooting mode (A40).
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2 Press the
Recording begins after the monitor turns off briefly.
The camera focuses at the center of the frame. Focus areas are not displayed during recording.
When the Shooting option in Monitor settings
(A152) in the setup menu is set to View/hide movie frame, a frame indicating the area captured in the recorded movie can be displayed before recording starts.
When NHD 720p (1280×720) (default setting) is |
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selected for Movie options (A128), monitor display | 10s | |
changes to an aspect ratio of 16:9 with movie recording | ||
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(the area indicated at right is recorded). |
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The approximate remaining movie length is displayed during recording.
Recording stops automatically when the maximum movie length has been recorded.
3Press the
BNote on Saving Movies
After a movie has been recorded, it is not fully saved to the internal memory or memory card until monitor display returns to the shooting display. Do not open the
126saved could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card.