Canon PowerShot SX40 HS PowerShot SX40 HS Camera User Guide - Page 31

Shooting Movies Stop shooting. z Press the movie button again. X The camera will beep twice and stop shooting the movie. X Shooting will automatically stop when the memory card fills. What if white and gray frames appear when shooting? A white frame appears on the face that the camera detected as the main subject, while gray frames appear on other detected faces. The frames will follow the subjects within a certain range. Zooming while shooting Moving the zoom lever while shooting will zoom in on or out from the subject. However, operation sounds will be recorded. • When the mode dial is set to A, the icon for the determined scene will appear (p. 192). "When Moving" icons will not appear, however. Under certain conditions, the icon that appears may not match the actual scene. • If you change the composition while shooting and the white balance is not optimal, press the movie button to stop recording, then start recording again (only when the image quality is set to (p. 113)). • Movies can be shot by pressing the movie button even when the mode dial is in positions other than A (p. 107). • When the mode dial is set to E, you can adjust each setting for shooting movies (p. 107). Shooting Time Memory Card 4 GB 16 GB Shooting Time Approx. 14 min. 34 sec. Approx. 59 min. 40 sec. • Shooting times are based on default settings. • Maximum clip length is approx. 29 min. 59 sec. • Recording may stop even if the maximum clip length has not been reached on some memory cards. SD Speed Class 6 or higher memory cards are recommended. 31