Recording Movies

Playback and Recording Movie

Movie Options

Switch to shooting mode MdMD(Movie menu) (A103) MMovie options

Select the desired movie option to record.

Option

Description

xHD 720p (1280 × 720)

Movies with an aspect ratio of 16:9 are recorded. This option is

(default setting)

suited to playback on a wide screen TV.

Image size: 1280 × 720 pixels

 

yVGA (640 × 480)

Image size: 640 × 480 pixels

zQVGA (320 × 240)

Image size: 320 × 240 pixels

 

 

The frame rate is approximately 30 frames per second in any options.

CMovie Options and Maximum Movie Length

Option

Internal memory

Memory card (4 GB)2

(approx. 32 MB)

 

 

xHD 720p (1280 × 720)

9 s1

20 min

yVGA (640 × 480)

21 s

45 min

zQVGA (320 × 240)

55 s

1 h 50 min

 

 

 

All figures are approximate. The maximum movie length may vary by make of memory card.

1The maximum length for a single movie is four seconds.

2The maximum file size for a single movie is 4 GB and 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.

DMore Information

104See “Image/Sound File and Folder Names” (A146) for more information.