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Advanced Features
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A counter appears in the top-right corner of the
LCD monitor during recording. It shows the
remaining time.
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If the brightness of the subject changes during movie
recording, the sound of lens operation may be recorded.
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Some wind noise may be recorded in shots taken outdoors.
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When the remaining time runs out, recording ends and the
movie is saved onto the xD-Picture Card.
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If recording is stopped immediately after it begins, 1 second
of movie is recorded onto the xD-Picture Card.
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Press the Shutter button during recording.
Recording ends and the movie is stored on the xD-
Picture Card.
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Press the shutter button down fully to start
recording.
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The brightness and color of the LCD monitor shown during
movie recording may differ from those shown before
recording begins.
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There is no need to hold down the shutter button.
Pressing the shutter button down fully fixes the
focus, however the exposure and white balance are
adjusted for the scene being shot.
Quality
$
(
30 frames per second
)
54 sec.
26 sec.
109 sec.
219 sec.
7.3 min.
14.6 min.
%
(
30 frames per second
)
36 sec.
18 sec.
73 sec.
147 sec.
296 sec.
9.8 min.
■ Recording times for xD-Picture Card
✽ These figures are the available recording times using a new xD-Picture Card formatted on the camera. The actual
recording times will vary depending on the free space available on the xD-Picture Card.
DPC-16 (16 MB)
DPC-32 (32 MB)
DPC-64 (64 MB)
DPC-128 (128 MB)
DPC-256 (256 MB)
DPC-512 (512 MB)
Available recording times
r RECORDING MOVIES
MOVIE MODE
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Because sound is recorded concurrently with the images,
make sure that you do not cover the microphone with a
finger, etc. (➡P.8).
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The available recording time and “`”
appear on the LCD monitor.
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Press the Zoom button to zoom in or out before
recording. You must zoom beforehand as you
cannot zoom during recording.
h Optical zoom focal length
(35 mm camera equivalent)
Approx. 32.5 mm-130 mm
Max. zoom scale: 4×
h Focal range
Approx. 60 cm (2.0 ft.) to infinity
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Set the Mode dial to “r”.
Use “r” Movie mode to record movies with sound.
h Specifications
Motion JPEG with monaural sound
h Quality selection method
% (640 × 480 pixels)
$ (320 × 240 pixels)
h Frame rate
30 frames per second (fixed)
See P.119 for information on the frame rate.
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See P.76 for information on changing the quality setting.
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The available recording time for a movie may decrease depending on the amount of free space on the xD-Picture
Card.
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Because a movie is recorded onto the xD-Picture Card as it is saved, it cannot be recorded correctly if the camera
suddenly loses power (if you open the battery cover or disconnect the AC power adapter).
It may not be possible to playback your movies on other cameras.
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