Nikon COOLPIX P310 Reference Manual page 111

Recording Movies
Notes on Movie Recording
• When saving a movie onto a memory card, a memory card with an SD speed class of Class 6 or
higher is recom mended (_lg). if the transfer speed of the card is slow, the movie recording may
end unexpectedly,
• Using the digital zoom causes image quality to deteriorate, If you start recording the movie
without using digital zoom, and you keep rotating the zoom control toward T, the zoom stops at
the maximum optical zoom ratio, Release the zoom control and rotate it again toward T to trigger
digital zoom, When recording ends, digital zoom turns off.
• The sounds of zoom control operation, zoom, autofocus, vibration reduction or aperture control
when the brightness changes may be recorded,
• The following phenomena may be seen on the monitor while recording movies. These
phenomena are saved in the recorded movies.
Sanding may occur in images under fluorescent, mercury vapor, or sodium vapor lighting
Subjects that move quickly from one side of the frame to the other, such as a moving train or
car, may appear skewed
The entire movie image may be skewed when the camera is panned
Lighting or other bright areas may leave residual images when the camera is moved
Notes on the Camera Temperature
• The camera may become warm when recording movies for an extended period of time or when
the camera is used in a hot area,
• When the temperature inside the camera becomes extremely
high while recording a movie, recording automatically stops after
5 seconds, The remaining amount of recording time (4_ 5s) is
displayed on the monitor. The camera turns off in S seconds after
movie recording automatically stops.
Leave the camera off until the inside of the camera has cooled I ','_-_1
and then use it,
[] Focusing for Movie Recording
• When Autofocus mode (_g5) in the movie menu is set to AF-_ Single AF (default setting),
the focus is locked when the • (.11_ movie record) button is pressed to start movie recording, To
adjust the focus using the autofocus again while recording movies, press the multi selector _,
• When the focus mode (_66) is MF (manual focus), adjust the focus manually, The focus can be
adjusted by pressing the multi selector A(Far) or • (Near) while recording movies.
• Autofocus may not perform as expected ((_29), Should this occur, try _F (manual focus) or the
folowing methods,
1. Before recording, set Autofocus mode in the movie menu to AF-$ Single AF (default setting),
2, Position a different subject at the same distance in the middle of the screen. Press the
• (_l_ I movie record) button to start the movie recording, and change the composition,
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