User manual
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Shooting Features
The camera creates a short movie that is up to 30 seconds long (e 1080/
30p or S 1080/25p) by recording and automatically combining multiple 
movie clips that are several seconds long.
1 Press the d (menu) button and 
configure the settings for 
recording movies.
• Number of shots: Set the number of 
movie clips that the camera records and the 
recording time for each movie clip. By 
default, the camera records 15 movie clips 
that are 2 seconds each to create a 30-
second short movie.
• Special effects (A33): Apply various effects to movies when shooting. 
Effects can be changed for each movie clip.
• Background music: Select the background music. You can preview it by 
moving the zoom control (A2) toward g (i).
• After the settings are complete, press the d button or shutter-release 
button to exit the menu.
2 Press the b (e movie-record) 
button to record a movie clip.
• The camera automatically stops recording 
the movie clip when the time specified in 
step 1 elapses.
• Movie clip recording can be paused 
temporarily. 
See “Pausing Movie Recording” (A41).
Short Movie Show Mode (Combining 
Movie Clips to Create Short Movies)
Enter shooting mode M A (shooting mode) button M M Short movie 
show mode M k button
Number of shots
Special effects
Background music
End recording
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