Nikon 1541 User Manual page 87

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Start recording.
Press the movie-record button to start
recording. A recording indicator and the
time available are displayed in the
monitor. Exposure is set using matrix
metering and can be locked by pressing
the center of the sub-selector (0 136) or
altered by up to ±3 EV using exposure
compensation (0 138). In autofocus
mode, the camera can be refocused by
pressing the AF-ON button.
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Audio
The camera can record both video and sound; do not cover the
microphone on the front of the camera during movie recording.
Note that the built-in microphone may record sounds made by the
lens during autofocus, vibration reduction, or changes to aperture.
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See Also
Frame size, frame rate, microphone sensitivity, card slot, and ISO
sensitivity options are available in the Movie settings menu
(0 74). Focus can be adjusted manually as described on page 59.
The roles played by the center of the multi selector, the Fn and Pv
buttons, and the center of the sub-selector can be chosen using
Custom Settings f1 (Multi selector center button; 0 335), g1
(Assign Fn button; 0 353), g2 (Assign preview button; 0 355),
and g3 (Assign sub-selector center; 0 356), respectively. Custom
Setting g4 (Assign shutter button; 0 357) controls whether the
shutter-release button can be used to start movie live view, or to
start and end movie recording, or (when pressed all the way down)
to take photographs during movie recording. For information on
preventing unintended operation of the a button, see Custom
Setting f17 (Live view button options; 0 349). See page 169 for
information on measuring a value for preset white balance during
live view photography and movie live view.
Movie-record button
Recording indicator
Time remaining
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