Recording Movies

BRecording Movies

•Memory cards with an SD Speed Class rating of 6 or faster are recommended when recording movies (A170). Movie recording may stop unexpectedly when memory cards with a lower Speed Class ratings are used.

•The camera focuses when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, and the focus remains locked while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Focus is locked while recording.

•Digital zoom deteriorates picture quality. When recording movies, the digital zoom can magnify the image up to 2× the maximum optical zoom ratio.

•In some cases, movie recordings may capture the sounds of the camera, such as the sound of the lens movement when zooming, the vibration reduction function, or the aperture control when the brightness changes.

•Smear (A 168) 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 recording or playing back movies, colored stripes (interference patterns or moiré) may appear on subjects that have a regular, repeating grid, such as pattern of weave in cloths or windows in a building, depending on the shooting distance or zoom ratio. This phenomenon occurs when the subject’s pattern interferes with the camera sensor grid, and it does not indicate a malfunction.

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 while movies are being saved could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card.

Playback and Recording Movie

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