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Movie Recording and Playback
Movie Recording and Playback
Recording Movies
High-definition movies with sound can be recorded.
•
Each movie is limited to a file size of 4 GB and a movie length of 29 minutes, even
when there is sufficient free space on the memory card for longer recording (
A
149).
•
The angle of view (i.e., the area visible in the frame) for movies is narrower compared to
that of still images.
If
Monitor settings
(
A
175) in the setup menu is set to
Movie frame+auto info
, the
area that will be visible in the movie can be confirmed before movie recording starts.
1 Turn on the camera and be sure that it is in
shooting mode.
Movies can be recorded in any shooting mode (A 45).
The icon for the selected movie option is displayed. The
default setting is
d
HD 1080p
P
(1920×1080)
(
A
148).
2 Press the b (e movie-record) button
to start movie recording.
Movie recording begins after the monitor briefly
turns off.
The camera focuses at the center of the frame.
Focus areas are not displayed during recording.
When recording movies in HD or Full HD, monitor display
changes to an aspect ratio of 16:9 with movie recording
(the area indicated at right is recorded).
The approximate remaining movie length is displayed
during recording.
Recording stops automatically when the maximum movie
length has been recorded.
If the shutter-release button is pressed all the way while recording, one frame is saved as
a still image (A 142).
3 Press the b (e movie-record) button again to end recording.
12 80
1280
Movie option
17 m3 0s
17m30s
B Note on Saving Movies
After a movie has been recorded, it is not fully saved to the internal memory or memory card until
monitor display returns to the shooting display.
Do not open the battery-chamber/memory card slot
cover
before movies have been fully saved. Removing the memory card or the battery while a movie is
being saved may result in loss of the movie data or damage to the camera or to the memory card.