User Guide
Table Of Contents
- UNPACKING
- CONTENTS
- QUICK START BASICS
- INTRODUCTION
- GETTING READY
- SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT
- SHOOTING A MOVIE
- USING BEST SHOT
- ADVANCED SETTINGS
- Changing the Focus Mode
- Correcting Image Brightness (EV Shift)
- Controlling White Balance
- Specifying ISO Sensitivity
- Specifying the Metering Mode
- Using the Camera’s Filter Effects
- Controlling Image Sharpness
- Controlling Color Saturation
- Adjusting Image Contrast
- Date Stamping Snapshots
- Using the On-screen Histogram to Check Exposure
- Other Useful Recording Functions
- VIEWING SNAPSHOTS AND MOVIES
- EDITING IMAGES
- USING AUDIO
- MANAGING YOUR FILES
- DELETING FILES
- OTHER SETTINGS
- Configuring Camera Sound Settings
- Turning the Startup Screen On or Off
- Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule
- Changing the Camera Date and Time Setting
- Using World Time
- Changing the Display Language
- Changing the USB Port Protocol
- [_] (REC) and [>] (PLAY) Button Settings
- Formatting Built-in Memory
- PRINTING
- USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER
- APPENDIX
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SHOOTING A MOVIE
Movie Recording Precautions
• You cannot use flash while shooting a movie.
• The camera also records audio. Note the following points
when shooting a movie.
– Take care that the microphone is not blocked by your
fingers, etc.
– Good results are not possible when the camera is too far
away from what you are trying to record.
– Operating camera buttons while shooting can cause button
noise to be picked up in the audio.
• Shooting a very bright subject can cause a vertical band to
appear in the monitor screen image. This does not indicate
malfunction. The band will be recorded in the case of a movie.
• Certain types of memory cards take longer to record data,
which can cause movie frames to be dropped. “ ” and
“ ” flash on the monitor screen during recording to let you
know when a frame has been dropped. Use of a memory card
with a maximum transfer speed of at least 10MB per second
is recommended.
• Optical zoom is disabled while shooting a movie. Digital zoom
only is available while shooting a movie. If you want to use a
particular optical zoom setting, make sure you select it before
you press the shutter button to start movie recording (page
68).
• The effects of camera movement in an image become more
pronounced when you shoot close up or a large zoom factor.
Because of this, use of a tripod is recommended under these
conditions.
• When the subject is outside the camera’s focus range,
focusing is not possible and the image will be out of focus.
Microphone