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2. Zoom in/out. Check your view by pressing the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons
(located to the left of the color LCD). Five levels of magnification are available, up
to 6.7X zoom. A navigation box appears in the lower right of the LCD with a yel-
low box representing the portion of the image zoomed, just as when you’re review-
ing photos you’ve already taken using Playback mode. Use the multi selector keys
to change the zoomed area within the full frame. Press the Zoom Out button to
zoom out again.
3. Make exposure adjustments. While using an automatic exposure mode, you can
add or subtract exposure using the EV settings, as described in Chapter 4. Hold
down the EV button (just southeast of the shutter release) and rotate the main
command dial to add or subtract exposure when using P, S, and A modes. The
back-panel color LCD will brighten or darken to represent the exposure change
you make.
4. Shoot. Press the shutter release all the way down to take a still picture, or press
the red movie button to start motion picture filming. Stop filming by pressing the
movie button again. Movies up to 4GB in size can be taken (assuming there is
sufficient room on your memory card), which limits you to 20 minutes for an
HDTV clip.
Shooting Movies with the D7000
As you’ve probably gathered, movie making is an extension of the Live View concept.
Once you’ve directed the output of the sensor to the LCD, capturing it as a video file—
with audio—is relatively easy. All the focus modes and AF-area modes described for
plain old Live View mode can be applied to movie making. Here are some considera-
tions to think about:
■ Stills, too. You can take a still photograph even while you’re shooting a movie clip
by pressing the shutter release all the way down. You won’t miss a still shot because
you’re shooting video. However, movie shooting will cease after you take the still,
and must be re-activated by pressing the red movie button again.
■ Exposure compensation. When shooting movies, exposure compensation is avail-
able in plus/minus 3EV steps in 1/3 EV increments.
■ Size matters. Individual movie files can be up to 4GB in size (this will vary accord-
ing to the resolution you select), and no more than 20 minutes in length. The speed
and capacity of your memory card may provide additional restrictions on
size/length.
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