Olympus C-2 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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OTHER
FUNCTIONS
RECORDING AND PLAYING BACK MOVIES
CHANGING THE QUALITY AND SIZE OF A MOVIE
There are two image quality settings (HQ and SQ) for recording movies.
Note
Image quality settings
1
Select Movie mode and press
the button.
The monitor shows the Camera menu.
2
Select [PICTURE] using the
/ buttons and press
the button.
3
Select [ ] using the /
buttons and press the
button.
4
Select [HQ] or [SQ] using the
/ buttons and press the
button.
The image quality setting is now
completed.
Press the
button again to exit the
menu.
5
Record a movie.
Note
The image quality of still pictures remains the same even
when the quality of movies change.
The image quality setting of movies retruns to HQ (default
setting) when the clear settings value is [RESET] and the lens
barrier is closed. See Clear settings (
p.75).
Recording time (sec.) is reduced.
Max. recording time for one movie: 15 seconds*
1
(320 × 240 pixels*
2
)
Recording time (sec.) is increased.
Max. recording time for one movie: 60 seconds*
1
(160 × 120 pixels*
2
)
SQ
(Standard Quality)
HQ
(High Quality)
*
1
The recording time for a movie varies according to the
remaining card memory.
*
2
The term pixel stands for picture element.