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Recording Movies
Recording and Playing Back Movies
Focus and Exposure During Movie Recording
• The focus can be adjusted during movie recording in the following manner in
accordance with the Autofocus mode (A108) setting of the movie menu.
- A Single AF (default setting): The focus is locked when movie recording
starts. To perform the autofocus function during movie recording, press the
g (AE-L/AF-L) button (A2).
- B Full-time AF: The focus is adjusted repeatedly even during movie
recording. To lock the exposure or focus during movie recording, press the g
(AE-L/AF-L) button. To cancel the exposure or focus, press the g (AE-L/AF-L)
button again.
• When the focus mode (A62) is E (manual focus), adjust the focus manually.
The focus can be adjusted by pressing the multi selector H (far) or I (near)
while recording movies.
• Autofocus may not perform as expected (A86). Should this occur, try E
(manual focus) (A62, E2) or set
Autofocus mode
in the movie menu to
A Single AF (default setting) and then use focus lock (A86) to record.
• When Shooting mode (A108) of the movie custom setting mode is set to
Aperture-priority auto or Manual, set the aperture value or shutter speed
before recording a movie (A48). The aperture value and shutter speed cannot
be set during movie recording.