Movie Recording And Playback; Recording Movies - Nikon COOLPIX P500 User Manual

Movie Recording and Playback

Recording Movies

High-definition movies with sound can be recorded.
• A memory card is required when recording movies. Insert the memory card into
the camera (A26).
• The maximum movie length for a single movie is 4 GB or 29 minutes, even when
there is sufficient free space on the memory card (A166).
1
Turn on the camera and display the shooting
screen.
• Movies can be recorded in any shooting mode
(A44).
• The movie options show the type of movie that will be
recorded. The default setting is d HD 1080pP
(1920×1080) (A164). The movie options are not
displayed when no memory card is inserted.
• When recording movies, the angle of view (i.e., the
area visible in the frame) is narrower than that of still pictures. Press the s (display)
button and display the movie frame (A17) to check the range of a movie in a frame
before recording.
2
Rotate the movie mode switch to HD.
• Lower the flash. If the flash is raised, it may disturb the
recording.
3
Press the b (e movie-record) button
to start movie recording.
• The LCD monitor is turned off for a moment, and
then the movie recording starts.
• The camera focuses at the center of the frame.
Focus areas are not displayed during recording.
• When recording movies in high-definition or full
high-definition, monitor display changes to an
aspect ratio of 16:9 with movie recording (the
area indicated on the right is recorded).
• The approximate remaining movie length is
displayed during recording.
• Recording stops automatically when the
maximum movie length has been recorded.
4
Press the b (e movie-record) button to end recording.
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