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Recording Movie Images and Audio
NOTE
• Spending a long time using movie recording will cause the camera to become
slightly warm to the touch. This is normal and does not indicate malfunction.
• The camera also records audio. Note the following points when shooting a movie.
– Take care that the microphone is not blocked
by your fingers, etc.
– Good recording results are not possible when
the camera is too far away from what you are
trying to record.
– Operating camera buttons while shooting can
cause button noise to be picked up in the audio.
• Shooting a very bright subject can cause a vertical band to appear in the monitor
screen image. This does not indicate malfunction. The band will not be recorded in
a snapshot, but will be recorded in the case of a movie.
• Use of certain types of memory cards increase the time it takes to record movies,
which can cause movie frames to be lost. This condition is indicated by » and Y
flashing on the monitor screen. To avoid loss of movie frames, use of a memory
card with a maximum transfer speed of at least 10MB per second is recommended.
• When “Off” is selected for Control Panel display (page 97), the Control Panel will
not appear on the monitor screen even if you press [SET] during movie recording.
• Optical zoom is not possible while recording a movie, zoom as required before
pressing [0] to start recording.
• The effects of camera movement in an image become more pronounced when you
shoot close up or with a large zoom factor. Because of this, use of a tripod is
recommended under these conditions.
• Auto Focus and Macro Focus become fixed focus while shooting a movie (page
49).
Microphone