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r SHOOTING MOVIES
MOVIE MODE
1
Set the Mode dial to “r”.
“r” Movie mode allows you to shoot movies with
sound.
h Specifications :
Motion JPEG with monaural sound
Quality mode
$ : 320 × 240 pixels
h Frame rate : 30 frames per second
2
The available recording time and “œ”
are displayed on the screen.
3
Press the “T” or “W” button to zoom in or out
before shooting is started. You must zoom
beforehand as you cannot zoom during shooting.
h Optical zoom focal length
(35 mm camera equivalent)
Approx. 37 mm to 370 mm
Max. zoom scale : 10×
h Focal range
Wide-angle : Approx. 0.9 m (3.0 ft.) to infinity
Telephoto : Approx. 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) to infinity
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!
Because sound is recorded concurrently with the images,
ensure that you do not cover the microphone with a finger,
etc. (➡P.9).
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!
The available recording time for a video may decrease depending on the amount of free space on the xD-Picture
Card.
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!
Because a movie is recorded onto the xD-Picture Card as it is shot, it cannot be recorded correctly if the camera
suddenly loses power (if you open the battery cover or disconnect the AC power adapter).
It may not be possible to playback your movies on other cameras.
DPC-16 (16 MB)
Quality mode
$
(
30 frames per second
)
26 sec.
DPC-32 (32 MB) 54 sec.
DPC-64 (64 MB) 109 sec.
DPC-128 (128 MB) 219 sec.
DPC-256 (256 MB) 7.3 min.
DPC-512 (512 MB) 14.6 min.
■ Recording times for xD-Picture Card
✽ Available recording times are for xD-Picture Card formatted in the camera.
5
A counter displayed in the top-right corner of the
screen during shooting shows the remaining time.
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!
If the brightness of the subject changes while you are
shooting a movie, the sound of the lens operating may be
recorded in the movie.
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!
Some wind noise may be recorded in shots taken outdoors.
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When the remaining time runs out, shooting automatically
ends and the movie is recorded onto the xD-Picture Card.
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!
If shooting is stopped immediately after it begins, only
approximately 1 second of movie is recorded onto the xD-
Picture Card.
4
Press the Shutter button down fully to start
shooting.
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!
The brightness and color of the screen shown during movie
shooting may differ from those shown before shooting begins.
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!
You do not need to hold down the Shutter button.
6
Pressing the Shutter button during shooting ends
movie shooting and the movie is recorded onto the
xD-Picture Card.
Pressing the Shutter button down fully locks the
focus, but the exposure and white balance vary
automatically according to the scene being shot.