Motion Picture Mode - Leica D-Lux 3 Instructions Manual

Motion picture mode

1
Press the shutter button halfway to focus
and then press it fully to start recording.
30fps
1
• When the subject is focused, the focus
indication lights.
• The focus, zoom and aperture value are
fixed to those set at the beginning of
recording (for the first frame).
• The available recording time
the top right and the elapsed recording time
is displayed on the bottom right of the screen.
For example, 1 hour 20 minutes and 30
seconds is displayed as [1h20m30s].
• The available recording time and the
elapsed recording time are approximations.
• The audio recording starts simultaneously
from the built-in microphone of the camera.
• Select the aspect ratio from either [j]
or [h] when you record a motion
picture on a card (P60).
You cannot shoot motion pictures when
the aspect ratio is set to [
• Select the [h] aspect ratio when you
record a motion picture in the built-in memory
(P60). You can not shoot motion pictures when
the aspect ratio is set to [j] or [
2
Press the shutter button fully to
stop recording.
• If the built-in memory or the card becomes
full in the middle of recording, the camera
stops recording automatically.
16:9L
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is displayed on
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Advanced
n Changing the picture quality setting
1
Press [MENU/SET].
2
Press e/r to select [PICT.MODE]
and then press q.
REC
W.BALANCE
WB ADJUST.
PICT.MODE
METERING MODE
AF MODE
SELECT SET
3
Press e/r to select the item and
then press [MENU/SET].
n When the aspect ratio setting is [j]
Item
30fps16:9L
10fps16:9L
15fps16:9H
n When the aspect ratio setting is [h]
Item
30fpsVGA
10fpsVGA
30fpsQVGA
10fpsQVGA
• fps (frame per second); This refers to the
number of frames used in 1 second.
• You can record smoother motion pictures
with 30 fps.
• You can record longer motion pictures
with 10 fps although the picture quality is
lower.
• [15fps16:9H] offers a large number of
recording pixels, but you cannot record
motion pictures as smooth as
[30fps16:9L].
• [10fpsQVGA]:
The file size is smaller, so the files are
suitable to be attached to e-mails.
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AUTO
30fps
16:9L
10fps
16:9L
15fps
16:9H
MENU
Picture size
848×480pixels 30fps
848×480pixels 10fps
1280×720pixels 15fps
Picture size
640×480pixels 30fps
640×480pixels 10fps
320×240pixels 30fps
320×240pixels 10fps
fps
fps
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