Movie Recording - Minolta DiMAGE S404 Instruction Manual

MOVIE RECORDING

MOVIE RECORDING
This camera can record up to sixty seconds of digital video with sound. The motion JPEG image is
320 X 240 pixels (QVGA). The effective image area is 284 X 211 pixels; two thin lines will appear to
the left and right of the image when played back. Under certain conditions less than sixty seconds of
digital video may be recorded.
Total recording time with an 16MB CompactFlash card is approximately 52 seconds. The digital video
recording rate is approximately 0.23MB per second. Actual CompactFlash card capacity depends on
the subject and the number of still images captured.
In movie recording, some functions can be used, some are fixed, and some are disabled. Exposure
compensation (p. 46) and macro mode (p. 28) can be used. The focus mode is set to AF; the
autofocus area is set to wide; the exposure mode is set to program; camera sensitivity and white
balance is set to auto. The flash and digital zoom is disabled. This mode has no menu controls.
Total recording time for the
next movie clip
64
Before recording, the data-panel and monitor frame counters
will show the maximum time in seconds can be recorded with
the next movie clip. A maximum of 60 seconds will be
displayed until the amount of remaining time falls below one
minute, then the remaining number of seconds that can be
recorded will be displayed.