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Movies
Recording Movies
Movies
Depending on the make of memory card used, recording may end before the memory
card is full (
43). Time-lapse movies will end automatically after 1,800 frames. During
recording, do not touch the built-in microphone. To prevent the sound of the camera
focusing from interfering with recording, select a focus mode of
Single AF
.
Except at settings of
TV movie 640
★
and
Small size 320
★
, digital zoom is available
in movie mode (maximum 2 ×). Exposure compensation is only available at a setting of
Time-lapse movie 640
★
.
The Speedlight turns off when movie mode is selected. Other fl ash modes can be se-
lected for
Time-lapse movie 640
★
(
32).
The progress indicator stops at 999 s. Recording can continue past this point if enough
memory is available on the memory card.
Movies are recorded as QuickTime movie fi les with the extension “.MOV” (e.g.,
“DSCN0001.MOV”) and can be played back on a computer after transfer.
1
Rotate the mode dial to
2
Turn the camera on
The exposure count display in the monitor shows
the maximum total length of the movie that can
be recorded.
3
Start recording
Press the shutter-release button all the way down
to start recording. Except at settings of
TV movie
640
★
and
Small size 320
★
, the
icon will
blink and progress will be shown by the indicator at
the bottom of the monitor.
To pause recording, press the center of the multi
selector. Recording will resume when the center of
the multi selector is pressed again.
4
End recording
Press the shutter-release button all the way down a
second time to end recording. Recording will end
automatically when the memory card is full.
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