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Recording Movies
Movie Recording and Playback
Capturing Still Images While Recording Movies
If the shutter-release button is pressed all the way
while recording a movie, one frame is saved as a still
image (except when Movie options (A 148) is set
to p iFrame 540 (960×540)). Movie recording
continues while the still image is being saved.
• A still image can be saved when Q is displayed at
the top left of the monitor.
• Q is not displayed while saving still images. Another still image cannot be
saved until Q is displayed again.
• The image size of the saved still image depends on the Movie options
(A 148) settings. The compression ratio is approximately 1:8.
Movie options Size of still image
d HD 1080pP (1920×1080)/
eHD 1080p (1920×1080)
n (1920 × 1080)
f HD 720p (1280×720) o (1280 × 720)
g VGA (640×480) l (640 × 480)
17 m30 s
17m30s
B Notes on Saving Still Images During Movie Recording
• When the remaining movie length is less than 30 seconds, still images cannot be saved.
• When recording an HS movie (A143), still images cannot be saved.
• The sound of the shutter-release button being pressed may be heard in the recorded movie.
• If the camera moves when the shutter-release button is pressed, the image may be blurred.
C File Names of Saved Still Images
T
he file numbers assigned to captured still images ascend in order, starting with the file number of
the movie being recorded +1.
D More Information
See “File and Folder Names” (A199) for more information.