104
Recording Movies
Movie Recording and Playback
Movie Options
Select the desired movie option to record.
• The frame rate is approximately 30 frames per second in any options.
Switch to shooting mode M d M D (Movie menu) (A 103) M Movie options
Option Description
x HD 720p (1280 × 720)
(default setting)
Movies with an aspect ratio of 16:9 are recorded. This option is
suited to playback on a wide screen TV.
Image size: 1280 × 720 pixels
y VGA (640 × 480) Image size: 640 × 480 pixels
z QVGA (320 × 240) Image size: 320 × 240 pixels
C Movie Options and Maximum Movie Length
All figures are approximate. The maximum movie length may vary by make of memory card.
1
The maximum length for a single movie is four seconds.
2
The maximum file size for a single movie is 4 GB and the maximum movie length for a single
movie is 29 minutes, even when there is sufficient free space on the memory card for longer
recording.
D More Information
See “Image/Sound File and Folder Names” (A 146) for more information.
Option
Internal memory
(approx. 32 MB)
Memory card (4 GB)
2
x HD 720p (1280 × 720)
9s
1
20 min
y VGA (640 × 480)
21 s 45 min
z QVGA (320 × 240)
55 s 1 h 50 min