Record Mode; Recording Sound; Recording Movies With The Shutter Button - Olympus E-PL1 Instruction Manual

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Caution
• The camera may not correctly display the recording time in art fi lter mode. Movies
recorded in [ART5] (DIORAMA) mode play back at high speed; during recording,
the recording time is adjusted to refl ect the playback time and advances more
slowly than usual.

Record mode

1
Display the live control (P. 20) and select
the record mode item using FG.
2
Select a movie record mode using HI
and press the i button.
HD The number of pixels is 1280 × 720. You can record high-defi nition movies.
SD The number of pixels is 640 × 480.

Recording sound

1
Display the live control (P. 20) and select
[MOVIE R] using FG.
2
Switch ON/OFF using HI and press
the i button.
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Caution
• When recording sound in a movie, the sound made by the lens and camera
operating may be recorded. If desired, you can reduce these sounds by shooting
with [AF MODE] set to [S-AF], or by limiting the amount of times you press the
buttons.
• No sound is recorded in [ART5] (DIORAMA) mode.

Recording movies with the shutter button

If movie recording has not been assigned to the < or R (movie) button, you can
record movies using the shutter button.
1
Set the mode dial to n .
2
Press the shutter button halfway down and
focus on what you wish record.
• When the subject is in focus, the AF confi rmation
mark lights up.
HD QUALITY
00:00 00:00 00:00 00:00
n
HD SD
MOVIE R ON
00:00 00:00
n
OFF ON
AF confi rmation mark
ISO
AUTO
21:38 21:38
n
250 250 F5.6
n mode
Available
recording time
display
P
WB
AUTO
IS OFF
S - AF
HD
4
ISO
AUTO
57
EN