Movie And Audio Recording; Movie Recording - Minolta DiMAGE Xt Instruction Manual

MOVIE AND AUDIO RECORDING

MOVIE RECORDING

This camera can record digital video with sound. Total recording time varies with the image size and
the memory card capacity, see the navigating the movie menu section on page 58. In movie record-
ing, some functions can be used, some are fixed, and some are disabled, see the notes section on
page 59.
Set the mode dial to the movie/audio
recording position.
Place the subject in the focus frames and press the
shutter-release button partway down to lock focus
(1). Press the shutter-release button all the way
down and release to begin recording (2).
The camera will continue to record until the recording
time is used or the shutter-release button is pressed
again.
When recording, the frame counter will display the
elapsed time. During the last ten seconds, the count-
er will turn red and count down the time.
Take care not to cover the microphone while record-
ing. During recording, focus is locked and the optical
zoom is disabled. However, a stepless 4X digital
zoom can be adjusted with the up/down controller
key.
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Recording time
Recording indicator
Image size
Microphone