Recording Movies - Minolta DiMAGE F200 Instruction Manual

Recording movies

This camera can record digital video with sound. Total recording time varies with the image size, see
the navigating the movie menu section on page 78. In movie recording, some functions can be used,
some are fixed, and some are disabled, see the notes section on page 77.
Image size
Recording time
1
Countdown in seconds
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M
OVIE AND AUDIO RECORDING
Before recording, the data-panel and monitor frame counters
will show the maximum time in seconds that can be recorded
on the next movie clip.
Shooting digital video is simple. Set the main dial to movie
recording (1). Frame the picture as described in the basic
recording operation section (p. 26). Press the shutter-release
2
button partway down to lock the focus (2). Press the shutter-
release button all the way down and release to start recording.
During recording, the focus is fixed, but a stepless 4X digital
zoom is available. The camera will continue to record until the
recording time is used or the shutter-release button is pressed
again. When recording, the data panel and monitor frame
counters will count down the remaining time.
Recording indicator