Recording Movies

BRecording Movies

•Memory cards with an SD Speed Class rating of 6 or faster are recommended when recording movies (A145). Movie recording may stop unexpectedly when memory cards with a lower Speed Class ratings are used.

•The angle of view (field of view) of movies recorded while Movie options is set to xHD 720p (1280 × 720) is narrower than that of 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 2× the optical zoom ratio applied before movie recording began.

•There may be some degradation in image quality when digital zoom is used. When recording ends, digital zoom is disabled.

•The sounds of zoom control operation, autofocus lens drive movement and vibration reduction operation may be recorded.

•Smear (A144) 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 playing movies, faint stripes may appear in scenes with blue skies, solid-colored walls, etc. This phenomenon occurs during the movie compression process and does not indicate a malfunction.

BNotes on Autofocus for Movie Recording

Playback and Recording Movie

•When ASingle AF (default setting) is selected for Autofocus mode in movie menu, focus is locked by pressing the b(movie-record) button to start recording (A105).

•Autofocus may not perform as expected (A27). Should this occur, try the following:

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

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

CFunctions Available with Movie Recording

•The exposure compensation, white balance, and color options settings for the current shooting mode are also applied with movie recording. When macro mode is enabled, movies of subjects closer to the camera can be recorded. Confirm settings before starting movie recording.

•The self-timer (A32) can be used. When the b(movie-record) button is pressed after the self- timer is enabled, the camera focuses at the center of the frame and starts movie recording after the specified two or ten seconds.

•The flash will not fire.

•Press the dbutton to select the D(movie) tab and adjust movie menu settings before starting movie recording (A103).

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