Nikon P300 Camcorder User Manual


 
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Movie Recording and Playback
Movie Recording and Playback
Recording Movies
High-definition movies with sound can be recorded.
The maximum movie length for a single movie is 4 GB or 29 minutes, even when
there is sufficient free space on the memory card (A125).
1
Turn on the camera and display the shooting
screen.
Movies can be recorded in any shooting mode (A40).
The movie options show the type of movie that will be
recorded. The default setting is d HD 1080pP
(1920×1080) (A123).
2
Press the b (e movie-record)
button to start movie
recording.
The LCD monitor turns off for a
moment, and then the movie recording starts.
Focusing for movie recording
See “Autofocus Mode” (A125).
See “Movie Recording of a Subject for Which Autofocus
Does Not Perform as Expected” (A119).
When recording movies in HD or Full HD, monitor display
changes to an aspect ratio of 16:9 with movie recording
(the area indicated on the right is recorded).
When Movie frame+auto info is selected for Photo info of Monitor settings
(A147) in the setup menu, the movie frame can be displayed on the monitor before
recording movies.
When the rotary multi selector K is pressed during movie recording, the exposure is
locked. To unlock, press K again.
The approximate remaining movie length is displayed during recording.
Recording stops automatically when the maximum movie length has been recorded.
3
Press the b (e movie-record) button to end recording.
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.
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