Movie Mode - Canon Powershot G1 User Manual

Movie Mode

Use this mode to shoot movie frames. The resolution is automatically fixed at 320 x
240 pixels.
• Be careful not to touch the microphone while shooting.
• The AE, AF and zoom settings are set and locked to the settings of the first frame.
• If the indicator flashes green after a shoot, this indicates that the movie is being
written to the CF card. You cannot shoot until it stops flashing.
• The digital zoom, flash, continuous mode, AEB mode, flash exposure
compensation, AE lock, FE Lock, metering method, AF mode (single), resolution,
compression, file format (RAW), and image adjustment (ISO speed, contrast,
sharpness and saturation) settings cannot be adjusted in this mode.
• Sound is recorded monaurally.
• There is no shutter sound in movie mode.
• QuickTime 3.0 or higher is required to replay movie files (AVI / Motion JPEG) on a
computer.
1 Turn the mode dial to
LCD monitor.
• The LCD monitor will turn on.
Press the shutter button all the way.
2
• Shooting and sound recording will start
simultaneously.
• During the shooting, the elapsed time will
show in the display panel and a red circle will
appear in the upper right of the LCD monitor.
Press the shutter button all the way to
3
stop recording the movie.
• The maximum movie length is approximately
30 seconds (15 frames / second). Shooting
automatically stops after 30 seconds, or when
the internal memory or CF card becomes full.
Shooting - Letting the Camera Select Settings
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