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Advanced Features
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5
A counter appears in the top-right corner of the
LCD monitor during recording. It shows the
remaining time.
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If the brightness of the subject changes during movie
recording, the sound of lens operation may be recorded.
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Some wind noise may be recorded in shots taken outdoors.
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When the remaining time runs out, recording ends and the
movie is saved onto the xD-Picture Card.
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If recording is stopped immediately after it begins, 1 second
of movie is recorded onto the xD-Picture Card.
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Press the shutter button during recording.
Recording ends and the movie is stored on the xD-
Picture Card.
4
Press the shutter button down fully to start
recording.
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The brightness and color of the LCD monitor shown during
movie recording may differ from those shown before
recording begins.
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There is no need to hold down the shutter button.
Pressing the shutter button down fully fixes the
focus, however the exposure is adjusted for the
scene being shot.
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r RECORDING MOVIES
MOVIE MODE
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Set the Mode dial to “r”.
Use “r” Movie mode to record movies with sound.
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Because sound is recorded concurrently with the images,
make sure that you do not cover the microphone with a
finger, etc. (➡P.8).
2
The available recording time and “`”
appear on the LCD monitor.
3
Press the Zoom button to zoom in or out before
recording. You must zoom beforehand as you
cannot zoom during recording.
h Optical zoom focal length
(35 mm camera equivalent)
Approx. 28 mm-91 mm
Max. zoom scale: 3.2×
h Focal range
Approx. 60 cm (2.0 ft.) to infinity
Movies up to 60 seconds long (at the “
$” setting) or 180 seconds long (at the “#” setting) can
be recorded.
h Specifications
Motion JPEG with monaural sound
h Quality selection method
$ (320 × 240 pixels)
# (160 × 120 pixels)
h Frame rate: 10 frames per second
See P.110 for information on the frame rate.
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See P.66. for information on changing the quality setting.
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The available recording time for a movie may decrease
depending on the amount of free space on the xD-
Picture Card.
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See P.107, 109 for the available recording time with xD-
Picture Cards.
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You cannot turn the LCD monitor off in this mode.
It may not be possible to playback your movies on other cameras.
Available recording time
Quality Setting
#
(
10 frames per second
)
$
(
10 frames per second
)
189 sec.
94 sec.
6.3 min.
12.7 min.
25.5 min.
51.0 min.
9.7 min.
288 sec.
19.4 min.
39.0 min.
78.1 min.
156.3 min.
■ Recording times for xD-Picture Card
✽ These figures are the available recording times using a new xD-Picture Card formatted on the camera. The actual
recording times will vary depending on the free space available on the xD-Picture Card.
DPC-16 (16 MB)
DPC-32 (32 MB)
DPC-64 (64 MB)
DPC-128 (128 MB)
DPC-256 (256 MB)
DPC-512 (512 MB)