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Taking Pictures
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If you keep the shutter release button pressed for more than one second,
the movie will be taken for as long as you keep the button pressed.
Shooting stops when you take your finger off the shutter release button.
You can set the camera so that you can switch between the still image
capture mode and the movie capture mode by simply pressing the
four-way controller (3).
1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode.
The [ARec.Mode] menu appears.
2 Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Movie].
3 Press the four-way controller (5).
The Movie screen appears.
4 Press the four-way controller (23) to select [ ].
5 Press the four-way controller (45) to select
O (On)/P (off).
6 Press the shutter release button halfway.
The camera is ready to take pictures.
Keeping the Shutter Release Button Pressed
• The flash will not discharge in Movie mode.
• Continuous shooting is not possible in Movie mode.
• Sound cannot be recorded when [Time-lapse Movie] is set to On.
• Only Pan Focus mode (normal setting/no icons), Infinity-
Landscape mode and Manual Focus mode can be set in Movie
mode.
• The digital zoom and optical zoom can both be used in Movie
mode, but only the digital zoom can be used to change the zoom
magnification once you start taking movies.
Taking Time-lapse Movies 1p.70
Playing Back Movies
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Switching from Capture Mode to Movie Capture Mode Using the
Four-way Controller (3)