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Movies
Movies
Recording Movies
To shoot movies with sound recorded via the built-in microphone, select shooting
mode and follow the steps below. Be sure that you do not cover the built-in
microphone (A 4) during recording.
1 Enter movie mode by pressing
e in shooting mode, selecting
D (use the rotary multi selector),
and then pressing k.
Exposure count display shows maximum
total length of movie that can be recorded.
2 Press the shutter-release button all
the way down to start recording.
Camera focuses on subject in center of frame.
A progress bar at the bottom of the monitor
shows the amount of recording time remaining.
To end recording, press the shutter-release
button all the way down a second time.
B Recording Movies
• Flash mode (A28) and exposure compensation (A32) can only be used for time-lapse (A59)
and stop-motion (A60) movies. Macro mode (A 31) is available in all modes. Self-timer (A30)
cannot be used.
• Flash mode, macro mode, and exposure compensation settings cannot be applied or changed
while movies are being recorded. Apply or change settings as necessary before movie recording
begins.
• Optical zoom cannot be adjusted while movies are being recorded. Digital zoom cannot be used
just before recording a movie, but up to 2× digital zoom can be applied while movies are being
recorded (except for time-lapse and stop-motion movies).
D Changing Movie Settings
• [Movie options] (A56), [Auto-focus mode] (A58), and [Electronic VR] (A 58) can be changed
from the movie menu.
• When [Movie options] is set to [Time-lapse movie P] or [Stop-motion movie], movies are
recorded without sound.
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