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SHOOTING A MOVIE
SHOOTING A MOVIE
Before shooting a movie, you should specify a movie image
quality setting. Movie image quality is a standard that
determines the detail, smoothness, and clarity of a movie during
playback. Shooting with the high-quality (HQ) setting will result
in better image quality, but it also shortens the amount of time
you can shoot.
• Audio is stereo, except when “LP” image quality is selected,
when it is monaural.
• Each movie can be up to 10 minutes long. Movie recording
stops automatically after 10 minutes of recording.
1. In a REC mode, press [MENU].
2. On the “Quality” tab, select “ Quality” and
then press [X].
3. Use [S] and [T] to select the quality setting
you want and then press [SET].
• The “ ” indicator is on the monitor screen while “UHQ
Wide” or “HQ Wide” is selected for the quality setting.
Movie Image Quality
Image Quality
(pixels)
Approximate
Data Rate
Frame
Rate
Audio
UHQ 640 × 480
6.0 Megabits/
second
30 frames/
second
Stereo
UHQ
Wide
848 × 480
7.2 Megabits/
second
30 frames/
second
Stereo
HQ 640 × 480
3.0 Megabits/
second
30 frames/
second
Stereo
HQ
Wide
848 × 480
3.6 Megabits/
second
30 frames/
second
Stereo
Normal 640 × 480
1.5 Megabits/
second
30 frames/
second
Stereo
LP 320 × 240
2.4 Megabits/
second
15 frames/
second
Monaural
Image Quality
(pixels)
Approximate
Data Rate
Frame
Rate
Audio