Nikon D3100 User Manual page 42

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Recording Movies
Movies can be recorded in live view mode.
1
Rotate the live view switch.
The mirror is raised and the view through the
lens is displayed in the monitor instead of
the viewfinder.
~ The. Icon
A " icon (CD 31) indicates that movies can not
be recorded.
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Before Recording
Set aperture before recording in mode
A
or M.
2
Choose a focus mode.
Press the
~D·
button and select a focus mode
as described in Step 2 of "Framing
Photographs in the Monitor" (OJ 32).
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Camera Noise
The camera may record lens noise during
autofocus or vibration reduction.
3
Choose an AF-area mode.
See Step 3 on page 32 for more information.
4
Focus.
Frame the opening shot and focus as
described in Steps 4 and 5 of "Framing
Photographs in the Monitor" (OJ 33-34).
Note that the number of subjects that can be
detected in face-priority AF drops during
movie recording.
Live view switch