Pentax Optio A40 Operating Manual page 82

Keeping the Shutter Release Button Pressed
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.
• The followings are not available in Movie mode.
- Flash
- Continuous Shooting
- Multi-exposure
- Operating with a remote control unit
- Optical zoom and Intelligent Zoom (Available before shooting
starts.)
• Set Movie SR to Off in [A Rec.Mode] menu to use Digital Zoom
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• The Focusing Area is fixed to Spot, and the Focus Limiter and the
auxiliary AF light are set to Off in Movie mode. When Focus Mode
is set to Standard (Autofocus), Macro, or Super Macro, the AF
operation is performed once right before starting taking a movie.
• You can continuously record a movie until its file size reaches 2
GB on a high-capacity SD Memory Card.
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