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Recording Movies
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Recording Movies
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Memory cards with an SD Speed Class rating of 6 or faster are recommended when recording
movies (
179). Movie recording may stop unexpectedly when memory cards with a lower
Speed Class ratings are used.
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Digital zoom deteriorates picture quality. If digital zoom is not used when movie recording is
started and the zoom control is rotated continuously in the
g
direction, the zoom stops at the
maximum optical zoom ratio. Release the zoom control and rotate it again in the
g
direction to
trigger digital zoom. Digital zoom is canceled when movie recording is finished.
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In some cases, movie recordings may capture the sounds of the camera, such as the sounds
produced by the zoom control operation, the movement of the lens during auto focus or zoom,
the vibration reduction function, or the aperture control when the brightness changes.
•
Smear (
177) visible in the monitor with movie recording will be recorded with movies.
Avoiding bright objects such as the sun, reflections of the sun, and electric lights when recording
movies is recommended.
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When recording or playing back movies, colored stripes (interference patterns or moiré) may
appear on subjects that have a regular, repeating grid, such as pattern of weave in cloths or
windows in a building, depending on the shooting distance or zoom ratio. This phenomenon
occurs when the subject’s pattern interferes with the camera sensor grid, and it does not indicate
a malfunction.
B
Notes on Autofocus for Movie Recording
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When
A
Single AF
(default setting) is selected for
Movie AF mode
in the setup menu, focus is
locked by pressing the
b
(movie-record) button to start recording (
127).
•
Autofocus may not perform as expected (
31). Should this occur, try the following:
1. Set
Movie AF mode
in the setup menu to
A
Single AF
(default setting) before starting movie
recording.
2. Frame a different subject (positioned at the same distance from the camera as the intended
subject) in the center of the frame, press the
b
(movie-record) button to start recording, and
then modify the composition.
C
Functions Available with Movie Recording
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Current exposure compensation setting, white balance setting specified for
A
(auto) mode, and
the scene effect adjustment slider specified for scene mode setting are also applied with movie
recording. When macro mode is enabled, movies of subjects closer to the camera can be
recorded. Confirm settings before starting movie recording.
•
The self-timer (
37) can be used. When the
b
(movie-record) button is pressed after the self-
timer is enabled, the camera focuses after ten or tow seconds, and then the movie recording
starts.
•
The flash will not fire.
•
The
Movie options
,
Movie light
, or
Movie AF mode
setting can be made before starting movie
recording (
125).
