Using shooting modes

Using the Movie mode

In Movie mode, you can customize settings to record Full HD videos (1920 X 1080) of up to 20 minutes in length. The camera saves recorded videos as MP4 (H.264) files.

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On the Home screen, touch .

Touch m, and then set desired options.

For a list of options, refer to "Shooting options". (p. 61)

H.264 (MPEG-4 part10/AVC) is a high-compression video format established by the international standards organizations ISO-IEC and ITU-T.

If you use memory cards with slow write speeds, the camera may not save videos properly. Video recordings may be corrupted or fail to play back correctly.

Memory cards with slow writing speeds will not support high-resolution videos and high-speed videos. To record high-resolution or high-speed videos, use memory cards with faster write speeds.

If you activate the OIS function while recording a video, the camera may record the operating sound of the OIS function.

If you use the zoom function when recording a video, the camera may record the noise of the zoom operating. To decrease zoom noise, use the Sound Alive function. (p. 82)

While recording a video, if you perform no operations for 5 minutes, the camera automatically switches to Power save mode. In Power save mode, move the camera, touch the screen, or press a button to continue using the camera. (p. 83)

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4 Touch to stop recording.

Recording high-speed videos

You can record high-speed videos by setting frame rate at (10 seconds maximum). High-speed videos will be played in slow motion at 30 FPS, regardless of the frame rate of the video. To record a high-speed video, you need to set the movie size to by touching m “ Movie Size “ .

Memory cards with slow write speeds do not support high-speed videos.

The camera does not record audio when recording high-speed videos.

The image quality of high-speed video may be lower than normal speed video.

You cannot use White Balance options, capture still images, or use zoom functions when recording high-speed videos.

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Samsung ECMV900FBPWUS Using the Movie mode, Touch to start recording Touch to stop recording, Recording high-speed videos