Movie Recording - Minolta Dimage X20 Instruction Manual

MOVIE RECORDING

This camera can record digital video with sound. Total recording time varies with the image size and
the memory card capacity, see the main menu navigation movie mode on page 60. In movie record-
ing, some functions can be used, some are fixed, and some are disabled, see the notes section on
page 61.
Slide the recording mode
switch to the movie record-
ing position.
Place the subject in the focus frames and
press the shutter-release button partway
down to lock focus (1). Press the shutter-
release button all the way down and
release to begin recording (2).
The camera will continue to record until
the recording time is used or the shutter-
release button is pressed again.
When recording, the frame counter will
display the elapsed time. During the last
ten seconds, the counter will turn red and
count down the time. The indicator lamp
glows during the recording.
Take care not to cover the microphone
while recording. During recording, focus is
locked and the optical zoom is disabled.
However, a stepless 4X digital zoom can
be adjusted with the up/down controller
key.
1
Microphone
Indicator
lamp
2
Image size
Recording time
Recording indicator
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