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68 69MOVIE RECORDING
The RC-3 remote control (sold separately)
can be used to record movie clips up to 5m
(16ft) away. Simply point the remote control
toward the camera and use the release or
delay button to start and stop the recording.
When using the release button, the self-
time lamp (1) will blink once before the
camera starts to record; when using the
delay button, the self-timer lamp will blink
for two seconds before recording. The lamp
will glow to indicate the camera is
recording. Both buttons will stop the
camera instantly when pressed. The
remote control may not operate with backlit
subjects or under fluorescent light.
This camera can record up to sixty seconds of digital video with sound. The motion JPEG
image is 320 X 240 pixels (QVGA). The effective image area is 284 X 211 pixels; two thin
lines will appear to the left and right of the image when played back. Under certain
conditions less than sixty seconds of digital video may be recorded.
Total recording time with an 16MB CompactFlash card is approximately 51 seconds. The
digital video recording rate is approximately 296KB per second. Actual CompactFlash
card capacity depends on the subject and the number of still images captured.
MOVIE RECORDING
Set the main dial to movie recording. Before recording,
the data-panel and monitor frame counters show the
maximum time in seconds can be recorded with the
next movie clip. A maximum of 60 seconds is displayed
until the amount of remaining time falls below one
minute, then the remaining number of seconds that can
be recorded is displayed.
Available recording time
RECORDING MOVIES WITH THE IR REMOTE CONTROL RC-3
Frame the picture as described in the basic recording
operation section (p. 25). Press the shutter-release
button partway down to lock the focus. Press the
shutter-release button all the way down and release to
start recording. An indicator will appear in the lower
right corner of the monitor during recording.
Emitter window
Delay button
Release button
In movie recording, some functions can be used, some are fixed, and some are disabled.
This mode has no menu controls.
The zoom and focus are fixed during recording. The camera will continue to record until
the recording time is used or the shutter-release button is pressed again. When
recording, the data panel and monitor frame counters will count down the remaining time.
NOTES ON MOVIE RECORDING
Exposure mode
Camera sensitivity (ISO)
Flash
Focus area
Focus control
Exposure compensation
Macro mode
White balance
Program (fixed)
Auto (fixed)
Disabled
Wide focus area (fixed)
Autofocus (fixed)
Available (p. 50)
Available (p. 28)
Auto (fixed)
Digital zoom Disabled
1
Display button All displays available except monitor off (p. 37)