Chapter 3 Using The Mode Dial; Shooting A Movie - Canon PowerShot S80 User Guide Advanced User Manual

Using the Mode Dial

Shooting a Movie

The following four movie modes are available.
Standard
High Resolution
Compact
My Colors
*1 The frame rate indicates the number of frames recorded/replayed in one
second. The higher the frame rate, the smoother the motion.
*2 When a super high-speed memory card is used, such as the recommended
SDC-512MSH model.
*3 The recording time will vary according to the capacity of the memory card
you use. See p. 140 for details.
1
Turn the mode dial to
The maximum recording time (in seconds) is
displayed.
You can select the resolution and frame rate
until the memory card is full
shooting in this mode (p. 39).
Resolution: (640 x 480),
Frame Rate: (30 frames/sec.),
Maximum Size: 1 GB/movie
Use this mode when viewing movies on a computer screen at a large
size.
Resolution: (1024 x 768)
Frame Rate: (15 frames/sec.)
Maximum Size: 1 GB/movie
Since the resolution is low, this mode is convenient for sending
movies as e-mail attachments or when the memory card capacity is
low.
Resolution: (160 x 120)
Frame Rate: (15 frames/sec.)
*3
Max. Clip Length : 3 minutes
You can change image colors and then shoot (p. 53). As with the
Standard mode, you can also select the resolution and frame rate
yourself and record until the memory card is full
Resolution: (640 x 480),
Frame Rate: (30 frames/sec.),
Maximum Size: 1 GB/movie
.
*1
yourself and record
*2
. The digital zoom can be used while
(320 x 240)
(15 frames/sec.)
*2
.
(320 x 240)
(15 frames/sec.)
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*1
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