Movies

Recording Movies

To shoot movies with sound recorded via the built-in microphone, select shooting mode and follow the steps below.

1Enter movie mode by pressing the

Abutton in shooting mode and selecting D(press the multi selector Hor I), and then pressing the k

button.Movie

•The maximum length of the movie that can be recorded is displayed in the monitor

(A76).The maximum movie length for each movie is 25 minutes, regardless of memory card capacity.

2Press the shutter-release button all

the way down to start recording.

• The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame.

• A progress bar at the bottom of the

 

monitor shows the amount of recording

20s

time remaining.

 

•To end recording, press the shutter-release button all the way down a second time.

•If recording time runs out, recording stops automatically.

BRecording Movies

•Macro mode (A31) is enabled. Flash (A28), self-timer (A30), and exposure compensation (A32) are disabled.

•Macro mode setting cannot be applied or changed while movies are being recorded. Apply or change setting as necessary before movie recording begins.

•Optical zoom cannot be adjusted once movie recording begins. Digital zoom cannot be applied before movie recording begins. However, digital zoom (up to 2×) can be applied while movies are being recorded.

•The angle of view (field of view) when recording movies is smaller than when taking still pictures.

Movies

B Note on Recording Movies

When the movie has been fully recorded to the internal memory or memory card, the monitor display will revert to the normal shooting mode display. Do not open the battery-chamber/ memory card slot cover while movies are being recorded. Removing the memory card while movies are being recorded could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card.

C Changing Movie Settings

Movie options (A76), Autofocus mode (A77), and Electronic VR (A 77) settings can be

 

changed.

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