Recording Movies; B (E Movie-Record) Button - Nikon COOLPIX S30 Reference Manual

Recording and Playing Back Movies

Recording Movies

You can record movies by simply pressing the b (e movie-record) button.
When no memory card is inserted (i.e., when using the camera's internal memory), the movie
type (A 50) setting is fixed at H Small (640). G Large (720p) is not available.
1
Display the shooting screen.
• You can select the type of movies that will be recorded.
The default setting is G Large (720p) (1280×720)
(A 50).
• When recording movies, the angle of view (i.e., the area
visible in the frame) is narrower compared to that of still
images.
2
Press the b (e movie-record) button to start
recording a movie.
• The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the
frame. Focus areas are not displayed during recording.
• When G Large (720p) (1280×720) is selected for movie
type, monitor display changes to an aspect ratio of 16:9
with movie recording.
• C is displayed while saving to the internal memory.
3
Press the b (e movie-record) button again to end recording.
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7 8 0 7 8 0
1 5 m 0 s 1 5 m 0 s
Maximum movie length
7 m 3 0 s 7 m 3 0 s