Movies; Movies Movie Mode - Nikon COOLPIX 8400 Manual

Movies

Movie Mode
In mode, the camera can record the following types of movie. All except
time-lapse movies include sound recorded via the built-in microphone.
Option
TV movie Record color movies up to 60 s long at frame rate of
640 30 fps. Each frame is 640 × 480 pixels in size.
Small movie Record color movies at 15 fps and frame size of
320 320 × 240.
Camera takes up to 1050 stills at specifi ed intervals and
Time-lapse joins them to create silent movie with frame rate of
movie 30 fps and frame size of 640 × 480 (
ers opening, butterfl y emerging from cocoon, etc.
Sepia movie Record sepia movies at 5 fps and frame size of
320 320 × 240.
B / W movie Record black-and-white movies at 15 fps and frame size
320 of 320 × 240.
* Approximate maximum total length (256 MB card); may vary with make of card.
† Shooting can continue to maximum of 2400 s if suffi cient memory is available.
To choose the type of movie that will be recorded:
1
Select
3
Highlight Movie options.
* For information on Auto-focus mode, see page 59. See page 60 for information on
Electronic VR.
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Description
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mode.
MOVIE
Movie options
Auto-focus mode Auto-focus mode Auto-focus mode
Electronic VR Electronic VR Electronic VR
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Movie options
Auto-focus mode Auto-focus mode Auto-focus mode
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Display MOVIE menu.
MOVIE OPTIONS
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TV movie 640
Small size 320 Small size 320
Time-lapse movie
Sepia movie 320
B/W movie 320
Display MOVIE OPTIONS menu.
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Max. length
60 s
895 s †
35 s
(1050 frames)
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895 s
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895 s
MOVIE