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Advanced Features
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A counter appears in the top-right corner of the
LCD monitor during recording 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 to end
recording.
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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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Do not need to hold down the shutter button.
Pressing the shutter button down fully fixes the
focus, however the exposure and white balance are
adjusted for the scene being shot.
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Quality
(
STD:Standard mode
)
$
(
30 frames per second
)
54 sec.
26 sec.
109 sec.
219 sec.
7.3 min.
14.6 min.
%
(
30 frames per second
)
36 sec.
18 sec.
73 sec.
147 sec.
296 sec.
9.8 min.
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Set the Mode dial to “r”.
Use “r” Movie mode to record movies with sound.
h Specifications
Motion JPEG with monaural sound
h Quality selection method
STD:
% (640 × 480 pixels)
$ (320 × 240 pixels)
WIDE: Q (640 × 360 pixels)
W (320 × 184 pixels)
h Frame rate
30 frames per second (fixed)
See P.125 for information on the frame rate.
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See P.82 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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Because a movie is recorded onto the xD-Picture Card as it is saved, it cannot be recorded correctly if the camera
suddenly loses power (if you open the battery cover or disconnect the AC power adapter).
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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).
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The available recording time and “`”
appear on the LCD monitor.
■ 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.
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Press the Zoom button to zoom in or out before you
start recording. You must zoom beforehand as you
cannot zoom during recording.
h Optical zoom focal length
(35 mm camera equivalent)
STD (Standard mode): approx. 32.5 mm-130 mm
WIDE (Widescreen mode): approx. 35.5 mm-142 mm
Max. zoom scale: 4×
h Focal range
Approx. 60 cm (2.0 ft.) to infinity
Zoom bar
r RECORDING MOVIES
MOVIE MODE
It may not be possible to playback your movies on other cameras.
DPC-16 (16 MB)
DPC-32 (32 MB)
DPC-64 (64 MB)
DPC-128 (128 MB)
DPC-256 (256 MB)
DPC-512 (512 MB)
Quality
(
WIDE:Widescreen mode
)
Q
(
30 frames per second
)
36 sec.
18 sec.
73 sec.
147 sec.
296 sec.
9.8 min.
W
(
30 frames per second
)
70 sec.
34 sec.
141 sec.
283 sec.
9.4 min.
18.9 min.