Taking motion pictures
Recording still pictures while a motion picture is being recorded
Still pictures can be recorded even while a motion picture is being recorded.
Press the shutter button fully during the motion picture recording
Still pictures are recorded with [Aspect Ratio] setting of 16:9 and [Picture Size] setting of 3.5M. (Max.15 pictures)
Motion picture recording continues unchanged.
••The clicking sound made when the shutter button is operated may be recorded. If the noise of the camera operation is disturbing, use the touch shutter.
••When still pictures are recorded during zooming, the zooming may stop.
■■Burst function
When the burst function has been set in advance, a burst of still pictures can be recorded during motion picture recording.
••When the burst setting is set to 
, 
or 
, still pictures are automatically recorded using the 
setting.
••Even at the 
or 
setting, the focus is fixed at the first picture.
●●If the touch shutter function has been set, still pictures will be recorded if the touch screen has been touched inadvertently during motion picture recording.
●●The camera will refocus if the shutter button is pressed halfway during motion picture recording or if still pictures are recorded using the touch shutter function. This refocus movement is recorded even during motion picture recording. When priority is to be given to the motion picture videos, press the shutter button fully, and record the still pictures. Still pictures can also be created after motion picture recording. (→47)
●●When the shutter button is pressed halfway, the picture size and the number of recordable pictures are displayed.
●●Still pictures cannot be recorded in the following cases: ••When [Rec Quality] is set to [VGA]
••When recording [High Speed Video] ••[Creative Control] Mode ([Soft Focus]) ●●The flash is set to 
[Forced Flash Off].
●●Since the electronic shutter is used for recording, the pictures recorded may be distorted.
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