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❚❚ Choosing a Shutter Type
To choose the shutter type for still image
mode, press & and use the multi selector
and J button to choose from the follow-
ing shutter types: mechanical (Mechani-
cal, suited to most situations), electronic
(Electronic, a silent shutter for quiet sur-
roundings), and high-speed electronic
(Electronic (Hi)).
❚❚ Recording Movies in Still Image Mode
In still image mode, you can record mov-
ies with sound at a frame size of 1,072 ×
720 pixels (aspect ratio: 3 : 2). Press the
movie-record button to start and stop
recording (0 37); in still-image mode,
recording will also end if the shutter-
release button is held all the way down
until a photograph is taken.
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Electronic (Hi)
At default settings, the camera takes pictures
at about 10 frames per second (fps) while the
shutter-release button is pressed. The cam-
era focuses on the subject in the center of the
frame; face detection (0 25) is not available.
Electronic (Hi) also supports frame rates of
30 and 60 fps (0 122). For information on
continuous shooting with Mechanical and
Electronic shutters, see page 121.
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Flicker
You may notice flicker or banding in the dis-
plays or in movies when shooting under cer-
tain types of lighting, such as fluorescent or
mercury-vapor lamps. This can be reduced
by choosing a Flicker reduction option that
matches the frequency of the local AC power
supply (0 157).
& button
Movie-record button