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Recording a video
In Shooting mode, you can record UHD videos (up to 4096X2160) by
pressing
(Video recording). (p. 205) The camera saves video in HEVC
format. To view HEVC les, you must have a device or program with HEVC
codecs installed. Sound is recorded via the camera’s microphone. (If you
attach an external microphone, the sound will be recorded via the external
microphone.) You can set the mic level by touching
7
when recording a
video.
You can set the exposure by adjusting the aperture value and shutter
speed for the mode you selected. When you use a lens that does not have
an AF/MF switch while recording a video, press [F] to select a desired
AF mode. If the lens has an AF/MF switch, set the switch according to the
selected focus mode. Set the switch to AF when you select Single AF or
Continuous AF. Set the switch to MF when you select Manual Focus.
Press the AF start button to switch between AF and MF and press [f] to
switch between Single AF and Continuous AF while recording a video.
Press the AEL button to use the focus lock function (when the AFL function
is assigned to the AEL button).
Select Fader to fade a scene in or out. You can also select Voice, Wind Cut,
or other options. (p. 136)
While recording a video, touch
to select a touch AF option. If you select
Touch AF, you can hold the camera‘s focus on a subject by touching the
subject on the screen. If you select Tracking AF, the focus tracks and
automatically focuses on your subject, even when the subject is moving or
when you change the picture composition.
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Set the desired options.
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If [e/h/e] is set to Movie STBY, press [e/h/e] to enter the Video
recording standby mode.
2
Press (Video recording) to start recording.
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Video recording may not be supported depending on the selected
shooting options.
3
Press (Video recording) again to stop.
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High-eciency Video Coding (HEVC) is the latest video encoding format
established in 2013 collaboratively by ISO-IEC and ITU-T. Because this format
uses a high compression rate, more data can be saved in less memory space.
Depending on your computer‘s specications and interface, les may not
play at full resolution due to the high compression rate on some computers.
To view the le in HEVC format, you need a device or program that installed
HEVC codecs.
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If you have the image stabilizer option on when shooting a movie, the
camera may record the sound of the image stabilizer working.
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When recording a video, the camera may record the sounds of the zoom or
other lens adjustments.
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When using an optional video lens, the autofocus noise is not recorded.
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If you remove the camera lens while recording a movie, the recording will be
interrupted. Do not change the lens while recording.
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If you attach an external microphone while recording, sound will be recorded
via the external microphone. If you remove the external microphone while
recording, sound will be recorded via the camera‘s microphone.
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You can set the ISO sensitivity up to ISO 6400 when recording a video.