Recording Movies
Playback and Recording Movie
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 | ||
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yVGA (640 × 480) | Image size: 640 × 480 pixels | |
zQVGA (320 × 240) | Image size: 320 × 240 pixels | |
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•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 | |
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xHD 720p (1280 × 720) | 9 s1 | 20 min | |
yVGA (640 × 480) | 21 s | 45 min | |
zQVGA (320 × 240) | 55 s | 1 h 50 min | |
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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.