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Recording Movies
Recording and Playing Back Movies
B Recording Movies
• Memory cards with an SD Speed Class rating of 6 or faster are recommended when recording
movies (A 19). Movie recording may stop unexpectedly when memory cards with a lower Speed
Class ratings are used.
• The camera focuses when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, and the focus remains
locked while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Focus is locked while recording.
• Digital zoom degrades picture quality. When recording movies, the digital zoom can magnify the
image up to 4× the maximum optical zoom ratio.
• In some cases, movie recordings may capture the sounds of the camera, such as the sounds
produced by the shutter-release button, the zoom control operation, the movement of the lens
during autofocus, or the aperture control when the brightness changes.
• The following phenomena may be seen in the monitor while recording movies. These
phenomena are saved in the recorded movies.
- Banding may occur in images under fluorescent, mercury-vapor, or sodium-vapor lighting.
- Subjects that move quickly from one side of the frame to the other, such as a moving train or car,
may appear skewed.
- The entire movie image may be skewed when the camera is panned.
- Lighting or other bright areas may leave residual images when the camera is moved.
• When recording or playing back movies, colored stripes (interference patterns or moiré) may
appear on subjects that have a regular, repeating grid, such as pattern of weave in cloths or
windows in a building, depending on the shooting distance or zoom ratio. This phenomenon
occurs when the subject’s pattern interferes with the camera sensor grid, and it does not indicate
a malfunction.
B Notes on Camera Temperature
• The camera temperature may increase significantly when used for an extended period of time for
movie recording, etc. or when used in places with high ambient temperature.
• If the camera becomes extremely hot while recording
a movie, the camera automatically terminates
recording. The camera monitor displays the number of
seconds remaining until automatic termination is
activated. Five seconds after movie recording is
terminated, the monitor turns off and the camera
enters standby mode. Close the slide cover to turn off
the camera, and wait until the internal temperature
decreases before using it again.
B Notes on Autofocus for Movie Recording
• When A Single AF (default setting) is selected for Autofocus mode in movie menu, focus is
locked when recording starts.
• When shooting a subject that is not suitable for autofocus (A 29), the camera may not be able to
focus properly on the subject. Follow the procedure below if you are trying to shoot this type of
subject for movies.
1. Set Autofocus mode in the movie menu to A Single AF (default setting) before starting
movie recording.
2. Frame a different subject (positioned at the same distance from the camera as the intended
subject) in the center of the frame, press the shutter-release button halfway, modify the
composition, and press the shutter-release button all the way down.
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