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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.
• Each movie can be up to 10 minutes long. Movie recording
stops automatically after 10 minutes of recording.
Movie Size
The following shows the approximate movie file size for a one-
minute movie.
Movie Image Quality
Image
Quality
Pixels
Approximate
Data Rate
Frame Rate
HQ
640 × 480
pixels
10.2 Megabits/
second
25 frames/
second
Normal
640 × 480
pixels
6.1 Megabits/
second
25 frames/
second
LP
320 × 240
pixels
2.45 Megabits/
second
12.5 frames/
second
Image Quality Approximate Size
HQ 76.5 MB
Normal 45.75 MB
LP 18.38 MB