Canon A300 Digital Camera User Manual


 
55
Shooting
Movie Mode
The resolution can be set to [ (640 x 480)],
[ (320 x 240)], or [ (160 x 120)]. (p. 47)
1 Press the shutter button all the way to
start recording movie images.
The recording time (in seconds) and a red
circle appear in the LCD monitor during
shooting.
During the shooting , sound is simultaneously
recorded.
2 Press the shutter button all the way
again to stop the recording.
The maximum length of a movie clip (approx.
15 frames/sec) is : approx. 30 seconds*,
: approx. 3 minutes, : approx. 3 minutes
(According to Canon’s standardized tests).
* Using an optional Canon FC-256 MH CF
Card (not sold in some regions). When using
the CF card supplied with the camera. The
maximum length is approximately 14 sec.
These times may vary with the subject and
shooting conditions. Recording will automati-
cally stop when the maximum is reached or
when the CF card runs out of free capacity.
Please be careful not to touch the microphone
while shooting.
The exposure, focus and white balance are fixed to
the settings value (of the first frame) when shooting
starts.
After shooting, the green indicator blinks while
recording to the CF card. You cannot shoot images
at this time.
See "Functions Available in Each Shooting
Mode" (p. 142).
Sound is recorded monaurally.
During the shooting of a movie clip, the
shutter sound will not be heard.
QuickTime 3.0 or later is required to replay
movie files (AVI / Motion JPEG) on a
computer. QuickTime (for Windows) is
included on the Canon Digital Camera
Solution Disk. On the Macintosh platform,
this program is generally bundled with Mac
OS 8.5 or later operating systems.