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Movies
Recording Movies
1
Select mode
Rotate the mode dial to , turn the camera
on, and open the monitor. In place of the
number of exposures remaining, the monitor
will show the maximum length of the movie
that can be recorded at current settings.
2
Record movie
Press the shutter-release button all the way
down to start recording. While recording
is in progress, a REC indicator is displayed.
Recording ends when the shutter-release
button is pressed a second time, when the
memory card is full, or when the movie has
reached its maximum length.
The Monitor
If the monitor is swivelled to point in the same direction as the lens when recording a
TV movie (640) or Small movie
(320)
, the display in the monitor will be inverted.
Focus Mode
If Single AF (the default option) is selected for Focus options > Auto-focus mode (
70), focus will lock when the shutter-release button is pressed to start recording.
Using the Flash
The fl ash turns off ( ) automatically when TV movie (640) or Small movie (320) is
selected.
Zoom
When TV movie (640) or Small movie (320) is selected, optical zoom can only be
adjusted before recording begins. Before and during recording, digital zoom can be
adjusted between 1.2 × and 2.0 ×. Pressing the zoom button during recording triggers
digital zoom, even if Off has been selected for Zoom options > Digital tele ( 105).
Fixed at position selected before recording.
Before recording During recording
Can be adjusted normally.
Optical
zoom
1.2 × – 2.0 × from current optical zoom posi-
tion (from maximum optical position if digital
zoom was in effect when recording began).
1.2 × – 2.0 × from maximum
optical zoom position.
Digital
zoom