You can change the captured area by pressing the w/x button.

xEnlarges the subject

wWidens the area that is captured by the camera

4 Press the shutter release button fully.

Recording starts. You can continue recording until the built-in memory or the SD Memory Card is full, or the size of the recorded movie reaches 2 GB.

5 Press the shutter release button fully.

Recording stops.

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•The flash does not discharge in C (Movie) mode.

•The focus mode can be changed before recording starts.

•When the focus mode is set to \(Manual Focus), you can adjust the focus before recording starts.

•Optical and digital zoom can be used before recording starts. Digital zoom is available during recording when digital zoom (p.90) is set to O(On).

•When the shooting mode is set to C (Movie), Face Detection is automatically set to on. You can select Smile Capture or Face Detection Off by pressing the I button before starting recording a movie (p.80). When Smile Capture function is activated, movie recording starts automatically when the camera recognizes the subject’s smile. However, depending on the condition of the recognized faces, movie recording may not start automatically because the Smile Capture function may not work. If this happens, press the shutter release button to start movie recording.

•The volume of recorded audio may vary depending on the orientation of the microphone, which is on the front of the camera.

•You can record a movie using the remote control unit (optional) (p.106).

•When you change the display by pressing the 4/Wbutton while recording a movie, the histogram is not displayed.

Keeping the Shutter Release Button Pressed

If you keep the shutter release button pressed for more than one second, recording will continue as long as you keep the button pressed. Shooting stops when you take your finger off the shutter release button.

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