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SHOOTING VIDEOS (SETTING/USING VIDEO MODE)
To switch from still photo to video mode, press the
Right
arrow key 3 times, until the red movie camera icon
is displayed at the top right area of the LCD (see “LCD Preview Display Icons”,
#10
). You are now in Video Mode.
Press
SNAP
to start recording a new video clip, and press it again to stop recording and store the video in
memory. The recording time is limited only by the amount of internal or card memory currently available.
You may record a single long video until you run out of memory or multiple shorter videos by stopping and
starting recording whenever you wish by pressing
SNAP
. The counter on the right side of the display shows
the time elapsed since the recording was started.
Note: the video files use the .avi format.
By default, videos are recorded as a 15 second loop (“instant replay”). To change this, press
MENU
-the first
item is “Resolution”. Press
Enter
, then select “Video Size”. Use the
Plus/Minus
keys to select a different video
resolution and frame rate combination (which determines loop length-8, 15, 30 or 60 seconds). You also have
the option to select a “Norm” video setting if you prefer to shoot standard video clips, instead of loops that
re-record (refresh) automatically.
For more information regarding the still and video resolution options and other
menu settings, please see the “Using the Main Menu” section of this manual.
Press the
Enter
button if you wish to check a video after you shoot it. Press the
SNAP
button to begin playback,
press it again to pause playback (the display will indicate “AVI PAUSE”). During playback, the counter on the
right displays time remaining in the video clip. Press the
Left
arrow key to review previous video or still photo
files. When you are ready to return to the live preview display to shoot more videos (or stills), press the
Enter
button.
