Operating Manual

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Shooting
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1 Turn the capture mode selector switch to C.
Live View is displayed.
2 Focus on the subject.
In v mode, press the shutter release button halfway.
3 Press a.
Movie recording starts.
In the upper left area of the
monitor, “REC” blinks and the
size of the recorded movie file is
displayed.
4 Press a again.
Movie recording stops.
u Caution
• When recording a movie with sound, the camera operation
sounds are also recorded.
• When recording a movie with an image processing function
such as Digital Filter applied, the movie file may be saved with
some frames omitted.
• If the internal temperature of the camera becomes high
during recording, recording may be terminated.
• When a retractable lens is attached, recording stops if the
lens is retracted during recording and an error message is
displayed.
t Memo
• Recording can be started or stopped by pressing the shutter
release button fully.
• You can change the movie settings in the C 1 menu or from
the control panel. (p.23) When [Exposure Setting] is set to
n, p, or o, you can set exposure before shooting.
• When [Recording Sound Level] is set to [Manual], a bar graph
indicating the microphone volume level appears on the left
edge (both edges when a stereo microphone is connected) of
the monitor.
• You can record a movie continuously up to 4 GB or 25
minutes. When the memory card is full, recording stops.
Recording Movies
10'30"
10'30"
Sound
Recordable Time
Using a Microphone or
Headphones
You can record stereo sound by
connecting a commercially
available stereo microphone to
the microphone terminal on the
camera. Using an external
microphone can also help to
reduce the possibility of recording
camera operation sounds.
The following specifications are recommended for external
microphones.
If the external microphone is disconnected during recording,
no sound is recorded.
You can record and play back movies while listening to the
sound by connecting commercially available headphones to
the headphone terminal.
Microphone terminal
Headphone terminal
Plug Stereo mini plug (ø3.5 mm)
Format Stereo electret condenser
Power
Plug-in Power Method (operating voltage of
2.0 V or lower)
Impedance 2.2 kΩ