Solution
The details on how to shoot movies are described below.
You can press the movie button, and the camera will start recording movies automatically.
Caution
The camera may become warm when shooting movies repeatedly over an extended period. This does not indicate damage.
Keep your fingers away from the microphone while shooting movies. Blocking the microphone may prevent audio from being recorded or may cause the recording to sound muffled.
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Avoid touching camera controls other than the ⋖Movie Button⋗ (
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) when shooting movies, because sounds made by the camera will be recorded.
To correct suboptimal image color that may occur in [
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] movie shooting after you recompose shots, press the movie button to stop recording, and then press it again to resume recording.
1. Press the power button to turn the camera on.
2. The maximum movie length appears on the [LCD Monitor].
If it does not appear, press the ⋖
⋗ button several times.
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3. Point the camera at the subject, and press the ⋖Zoom buttons⋗ to compose the shot.
4. Press the ⋖Movie Button⋗ (
) to start shooting.
The camera beeps once as recording begins.
[Elapsed Time] and
[Rec] are displayed on the [LCD Monitor].
Once recording begins, take your finger off the ⋖Movie Button⋗ (
).
Black bars displayed on the top and bottom edges of the screen indicate image areas not recorded.
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To resize the subject, repeat the operations in step 3. However, note that the sound of camera operations will be recorded. Note that movies shot at zoom factors shown in blue will look grainy.
When you recompose shots, the focus, brightness, and colors will be automatically adjusted.
5. Press the ⋖Movie Button⋗ (
) again to stop shooting.
The camera beeps twice as recording stops.
Recording will stop automatically when the memory card becomes full.
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Caution
Audio recording is monaural.