Movie Recording and Playback

Recording Movies

High-definition movies with sound can be recorded.

Each movie is limited to a file size of 4 GB and a movie length of 29 minutes, even when there is sufficient free space on the memory card for longer recording (A149).

The angle of view (i.e., the area visible in the frame) for movies is narrower compared to

that of still images.

If Monitor settings (A175) in the setup menu is set to Movie frame+auto info, the area that will be visible in the movie can be confirmed before movie recording starts.

1Turn on the camera and be sure that it is in shooting mode.

Movies can be recorded in any shooting mode (A45).

The icon for the selected movie option is displayed. The default setting is dHD 1080pP(1920×1080) (A148).

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Movie option

Movie Recording and Playback

2 Press the b(emovie-record) button to start movie recording.

Movie recording begins after the monitor briefly turns off.

The camera focuses at the center of the frame.

Focus areas are not displayed during recording.

When recording movies in HD or Full HD, monitor display changes to an aspect ratio of 16:9 with movie recording (the area indicated at right is recorded).

The approximate remaining movie length is displayed during recording.

Recording stops automatically when the maximum movie

 

 

 

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length has been recorded.

 

 

 

 

If the shutter-release button is pressed all the way while recording, one frame is saved as a still image (A142).

3Press the b(emovie-record) button again to end recording.

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 battery-chamber/memory card slot cover before movies have been fully saved. Removing the memory card or the battery while a movie is

140being saved may result in loss of the movie data or damage to the camera or to the memory card.

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Nikon COOLPIXS9100BLK, COOLPIXS9100RED Recording Movies, Turn on the camera and be sure that it is in shooting mode

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