Sony DSC-P71, DSC-P31, DSC-P51 operating instructions Shooting movies

Shooting movies

Mode dial:

You can shoot movies. Sound cannot be recorded with movies.

Before starting

In [MOVING IMAGE] in SET UP, select [MPEG MOVIE] (pages 55, 97).

Control button

MENU button

Mode dial

DISPLAY/LCD ON/OFF button

aSet the mode dial to .

bPress the MENU button.

The menu appears.

cSelect (Image size) using b/ B, and select the desired mode using v/V.

You can choose from 320 (HQX), 320× 240, or 160× 112.

See page 91 for the recording time allowed for each screen size.

dPress the shutter all the way down.

“RECORDING” appears on the screen and the camera starts recording the image.

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•When the capacity of the “Memory Stick” is used up, recording stops.

•For details on the recording time for movies, see page 91.

ePress the shutter all the way down again to stop recording.

Enjoying movies

The message displayed on the screen while you are shooting

It is not written onto the image.

Each time you press the DISPLAY/LCD ON/OFF button, the status of the LCD screen changes as follows: Display OFF t LCD OFF t Display ON. See page 104 for a detailed description of the indicated items.

To shoot close-ups (MACRO) (DSC-P71 only)

Set the mode dial to and follow the procedure on page 28.

To shoot with a self-timer

Set the mode dial to and follow the procedure on page 29.

•You cannot use a flash.

•The date/time is not inserted.

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