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Recording
Movies
Recording
Movies
• Memory
cards with an SD Speed
Class rating
of 6 or faster are recommended
when
recording
movies (_
19). Movie recording
may stop unexpectedly
when
memory
cards with a lower Speed
Class ratings are used.
• The camera
focuses when
the shutter
release button
is pressed halfway,
and the focus remains
locked while
the shutter
release button
is pressed halfway.
Focus is locked while
recording.
• Digital zoom
degrades
picture quality.
When recording
movies,
the digital zoom
can magnify
the
image
up to 4x the maximum
optical
zoom
ratio.
• in some cases, movie
recordings
may capture
the sounds of the camera,
such as the sounds
produced
by the shutter
release button,
the zoom control
operation,
the movement
of the lens
during
autofocus,
or the aperture
control
when
the brightness
changes.
• The following
phenomena
may be seen in the monitor
while
recording
movies. These
phenomena
are saved in the recorded
movies.
Banding
may occur
in images under fluorescent,
mercury
vapor, or sodium
vapor lighting.
Subjects
that move quickly
from one side of the frame to the other, such as a moving
train or car,
may appear
skewed.
The entire
movie
image
may be skewed
when the camera
is panned.
Lighting
or other
bright
areas may leave residual
images when the camera
is moved.
• When
recording
or playing
back movies, colored
stripes
(interference
patterns
or moire)
may
appear
on subjects
that have a regular, repeating
grid, such as pattern
of weave
in cloths or
windows
in a building,
depending
on the shooting
distance
or zoom
ratio. This phenomenon
occurs
when
the subject's
pattern
interferes
with the camera
sensor grid, and it does not indicate
a malfunction.
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Notes
on Camera
Temperature
• The camera
temperature
may increase significantly
when
used for an extended
period
of time for
movie
recording,
etc. or when
used in places with high ambient
temperature.
• if the camera
becomes
extremely
hot while
recording
a movie, the camera
automatically
terminates
recording.
The camera
monitor
displays
the number
of
seconds
remaining
until automatic
termination
is
activated.
Five seconds
after movie
recording
is
terminated,
the monitor
turns off and the camera
enters standby
mode. Close the slide cover to turn off
the camera,
and wait until the internal
temperature
decreases
before
using it again.
Notes
on Autofocus
for
Movie
Recording
• When
AF-S
Single
AF (defauk
setting)
is selected
for Autofocus
mode
in movie
menu, focus is
locked when
recording
starts.
• When
shooting
a subject that is not suitable
for autofocus
(_
29), the camera
may not be able to
focus properly
on the su bject. Follow
the procedure
below
if you are trying to shoot this type of
subject for movies.
1. Set Autofocus
mode
in the movie
menu
to AF-S
Single
AF (default
setting)
before
starting
movie
recording.
2. Frame a different
subject
(positioned
at the same distance
from the camera
as the intended
su bject) in the center of the frame,
press the shutter
release button
halfway,
modify
the
composition,
and press the shutter
release button
all the way down.
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