Extended functions
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Shooting modes
Recording a video
Record videos of up to 20 minutes in length in high definition. The
recorded video is saved as an MP4 (H.264) file.
H.264 (MPEG-4 part10/AVC) is a high-compression video format
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established by international standard organizations ISO/IEC and ITU-T.
Some memory cards may not support high definition recording. In this
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case, set a lower resolution. (p. 46)
Memory cards with slow writing speed will not support high-resolution
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videos and high-speed videos. To record high-resolution or high-
speed videos, use memory cards with fast writing speed.
When the Optical Image Stabilization (
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) is activated, your video may
be recorded with the OIS operation sound.
The zoom sound may be recorded if you use the zoom while
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recording a video.
In Shooting mode, select
1
a
v
.
Select
2
f
a frame rate (the number of frames
per second).
As the number of frames increases, action appears more
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natural, but the file size is increased.
Using the Program mode
Set various options (except for shutter speed and aperture value)
in the Program mode.
In Shooting mode, select
1
a
p
.
Set options. (For a list of options, refer to “
2
Shooting
options.”)
Align your subject in the frame and half-press [
3
Shutter]
to focus.
Press [
4
Shutter] to take the photo.