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Recording Movies
Your camera has built-in microphones that
can be used to record audio during movie
recording. An external microphone jack also
supports connection of a commercially
available external microphone. Note,
however, that the built-in microphones are
disabled while an external microphone is
being used.
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Recording Precautions
The camera also records audio. Note the
following points when shooting a movie.
– Take care that the microphones are not
blocked by your fingers, etc.
– Good recording results are not possible when the camera is
too far away from what you are trying to record.
– Operating camera buttons while shooting can cause button
noise to be picked up in the audio.
NOTE
• Spending a long time using movie recording will cause the camera to become
slightly warm to the touch. This is normal and does not indicate malfunction.
• Use of certain types of memory cards increase the time it takes to record movies,
which can cause movie frames to be lost. The “
0
REC” indicator on the monitor
screen turns yellow to indicate that frames are being lost. To avoid loss of movie
frames, use of a memory card with a maximum transfer speed of at least 10MB per
second is recommended.
• The effects of camera movement in an image become more pronounced when you
shoot close up or with a large zoom factor. Because of this, use of a tripod is
recommended under these conditions.
• Face Detection is disabled during movie recording.
Audio
Commercially available
microphone
Stereo mini plug
External microphone jack [MIC]
Microphones