Solution
This section describes how to shoot and play back movies.
1. Set
the [Shooting Mode] to <Movie> (
), and then press
the <Power> button of the camera.
2. The following screen appears.
The maximum shooting duration appears on the [LCD Monitor].
If it does not appear, press the <DISP.> button (
) several times.
3. Point the camera at the subject, and turn the <Zoom Lever> to compose the shot.
CAUTION
The optical zoom cannot be used during movie-recording. You can use the digital zoom, but images may appear coarse.
For details, please refer to the following page.
4. Press the <Shutter Button> halfway to focus.
When the camera focuses, it beeps twice.
5. Press the <Shutter Button> fully to start shooting.
When the camera starts shooting,
[Elapsed Time] and
[Rec] appear on the [LCD Monitor].
Once shooting begins, take your finger off the <Shutter Button>.
If you change the composition of your shot during shooting, the focus will stay the
same, but the brightness and tone will automatically adjust.
CAUTION
- Do not touch
the <Microphone> during shooting.
- Please note that the sounds of camera operation are also recorded during shooting.
6. Press the <Shutter Button> fully again to stop shooting.
The camera beeps once and stops shooting.
The movie is recorded to the memory card.
NOTE
- Shooting will automatically stop when the memory card fills.
- Recording will automatically stop when either the clip file size reaches 4 GB or the recording time reaches approximately 1 hour.
- Recording may stop even if the maximum clip length has not been reached on some memory cards. SD Speed Class 4 or higher memory cards are recommended.
For the details on the approximate length of movies that can be recorded on a memory card, please refer to the following page.
7. Press the <Playback> (
) button.
8. The last image you shot appears.
(
) appears on the movies.
To select a movie, operate the <directional buttons> left or right to display the movie that you want to play back.
After the selection is made, press the <FUNC./SET> button (
).
Operate the <directional buttons> left or right to select
[Play] (
).
Operate the <directional buttons> up or down to adjust
the sound volume.
Press the <FUNC./SET> button (
) to play back the movie.
Press the <FUNC./SET> (
) button again to pause the movie.
NOTE
- You can adjust the sound volume even while a movie is being played back by operating the <directional buttons> up or down.
- You can use your computer to play back movies. For details, please refer to the following pages.
