Shooting Movies - Canon PowerShot S5 IS User Manual

Lens will not retract.
Memory card slot cover/
battery cover was opened
with power on.
The mode was switched
from shooting to playback
mode.

Shooting Movies

The recording time may not display properly or
shooting may stop unexpectedly.
The following types of
memory cards are used.
- Slow recording cards.
- Cards formatted on a
different camera or a
computer.
- Cards which have had
images recorded and
erased repeatedly.
"Buffer Warning" (p. 18) displays frequently on
the LCD monitor.
When the camera's
internal memory is low.
(The "Buffer Warning"
displays until it is full, and
shooting will automatically
stop.)
After closing the memory card slot/
battery cover, turn the power on
then back off (Basic Guide p. 5).
The lens will not retract in this
case. To retract the lens, turn the
mode lever to the left again.
Although the recording time may
not display properly during
shooting, the movie will be
recorded correctly on the memory
card. Recording time will display
properly if you format the memory
card in this camera (excluding slow
recording memory cards) (p. 37).
Try the following procedures.
- Format the card with a low level
format before filming (p. 37).
- Lower the recording pixels/frame
rate (p. 38).
- Use a high-speed memory card
(SDC-512MSH, etc.).
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