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v Movie mode

In Movie mode, you can shoot videos in Full High Definition (1920X1080) and capture sound via the camera’s microphone.

In order to adjust the exposure level, you can select Program in the Movie AE Mode options menu so that the aperture value and shutter speed can be automatically set or select Aperture Priority to manually set the aperture value. You can also select Shutter Priority to manually set the shutter speed or select Manual to manually set both the aperture value and shutter speed. While shooting a video, press [F] to activate or deactivate the AF function.

Select Fader to fade in or out a scene. You can also select Voice to mute or un-mute voice.

The camera lets you capture video files up to 25 minutes in length at 30 or 24 fps, and saves the files in MP4 (H.264) format. 24 fps is available only with 1920X810.

•H.264 (MPEG-4 part10/AVC) is the latest video coding format established in 2003 collaboratively by ISO-IEC and ITU-T. Since this format uses a high compression rate, more data can be saved in less memory space.

•If you set the image stabilizer option on when shooting a movie, the camera may record the image stabilizer sound.

•The zoom sound or other lens sounds may be recorded if you adjust the lens while recording a video.

•When using an optional video lens, the autofocus noise is not recorded.

•If you remove the camera lens while recording a movie, the recording will be interrupted. Do not change the lens while recording.

•If you attach an external microphone while recording a movie, sound will not be recorded through the external microphone. (The previous settings are maintained.) If you remove the external microphone while recording a movie, sound will not be recorded. Turn off the camera before attaching or removing the external microphone.

•If you change the shooting angle of the camera suddenly while shooting a movie, the camera may not be able to record images accurately. Use a tripod to minimize camera shake.

•In Movie mode, the camera supports only the Multi AF function. You cannot use any other focus area setting functions, such as Face Detection AF.

•When the size of a movie file exceeds 4 GB, the camera automatically stops recording. If this occurs, continue shooting by starting a new movie file.

•If you use a slow writing memory card, the recording of your movie can be interrupted because the card cannot process data at the rate the video is being shot. If this occurs, replace the card with a faster memory card or reduce the image size (for example, from 1280X720 to 640X480).

•When formatting a memory card, always format using the camera. If you format on another camera or a PC, you can lose files on the card or cause a change in the capacity of the card.

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