The Movie Menu

Movies

Stop-Motion Movies

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Use the rotary multi selector to choose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Movie options

 

 

 

[Movie options] > [Stop-motion movie]

 

 

 

 

Stop-motion movie

 

 

 

 

and press d.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Choose [Playback speed] and press d.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playback speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 fps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 fps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15 fps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exit

3 Press m.

The camera returns to shooting mode.

4 Press the shutter-release button to record the first frame. The recorded picture will be superimposed on the view through the lens.

5 Press the shutter-release button to record the second frame.

Use the frame superimposed in the camera monitor as a guide for recording consecutive frames.

The monitor turns off automatically with the auto off function (c 109) if no operations are performed for 30 minutes, and recording ends.

6 Press d to end recording.

Recording will automatically stop if the internal memory or memory card becomes full, or when 1,800 frames have been recorded.

jTime-Lapse Movie and Stop-Motion Movie

• Flash mode (c 28), macro close-up mode (c 31), and exposure compensation (c 32) cannot be adjusted after the first picture is taken. Apply the appropriate settings before shooting begins.

• To prevent the camera from turning off unexpectedly during recording, use a fully charged battery.

• To power the camera continuously for extended periods, use an AC Adapter EH-62D (avail- able separately from Nikon) (c 114). Do not, under any circumstances, use another make or model of AC adapter. Failure to observe this precaution could result in over-

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heating or in damage to the camera.