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3
Shooting and V
iewing Mo
vies
3 Shooting
and
Viewing
Movies
Shooting Movies
Select [Movie] in the scene mode menu to record movies with sound.
Frame size can be selected as described on P.56. Each movie you shoot
is recorded as an AVI file.
Press the shutter release button to start
recording. The [
O
] icon will blink. To
zoom in or out using digital zoom, press
z
or
Z
(
G
P.29). The recording time
and time available are displayed during
recording. Press the shutter release button
again to end recording.
640
640
640
640
00 : 00
00 /00 : 02
02
00 : 00 /00 : 02
00 : 00 /00 : 02
Shutter button : Stop
Shutter button : Stop
Shutter button : Stop
Shutter button : Stop
Caution ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
• While shooting movies, operation sounds may be recorded.
• Movies may be up to 4 GB in size. The maximum length is 12 minutes for
movies recorded at a [Movie Size] of [
x
1280] and 29 minutes for movies
recorded at [
z
640] or [
y
320]. Depending on the type of memory card used,
shooting may end before this length is reached. The maximum total length of
all movie files that can be stored depends on the capacity of the memory card
(
G
P.117).
• Flicker may be visible in movies recorded under fluorescent lights.
Note
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• The remaining recording time may not change uniformly because it is
recalculated from the remaining memory capacity during movie recording.
• Depending on the remaining battery level, the battery may become depleted
during movie shooting. Use of a battery with adequate remaining power is
recommended.
• An SD/SDHC memory card with a Speed Class of 6 or better is recommended
when recording movies with [
x
1280] selected for [Movie Size] (
G
P.56).