Recording Movies - Nikon D300S User Manual

Recording Movies

Movies can be recorded at 24 fps in live view mode. Before
recording, choose a Picture Control (0 154) and color space (0 166).
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Choose a live view mode.
To display the menus, press
the G button. Highlight
an option in the Live view
mode menu and press J:
• Tripod: In modes g and h,
y
movies are recorded at
the aperture selected before live view starts (0 109, 111; the
smallest aperture available with movies is f/16). Focus can
be adjusted during shooting using contrast-detect AF.
• Hand-held: The camera automatically adjusts shutter speed
and aperture in response to changes in subject brightness.
A
Using an External Microphone
Instead of the built-in microphone, commercially-available external
microphones can be used to avoid picking up sounds produced by
the lens during focusing or vibration reduction. Stereo recording is
available with any microphone that has a stereo mini-pin jack
(3.5mm diameter). Microphone sensitivity can be adjusted in the
Movie settings > Microphone menu (0 62).
2
Press the a button.
The mirror is raised and the view through
the lens is displayed in the monitor
instead of the viewfinder.
D
The 0 Icon
A 0 icon indicates that movies can not be
recorded.
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G button
a button