Nikon COOLPIX P100  P100 User's Manual - Page 142

Recording Movies Recording Slow Motion Movies or Fast Motion Movies (HS Movie) After the movie mode switch is rotated to HS and movie recording is started, when the k button is pressed during recording, the mode switches to high speed (HS) recording (HS movie recording). The section that is shot as an HS movie can be played in slow motion from 1/8 to 1/2 the speed of normal playback, or it can be played speeded up to twice the normal speed. 1 Turn on the camera and rotate the movie mode switch to HS. • The HS movie options show the type of HS movie that will be shot (A134). • Lower the built-in flash. If the built-in flash is raised, it may disturb the recording. HS movie options /240 1/250 F5.6 17 2 Press the b (movie-record) button to start the movie recording. • The LCD monitor turns off for a moment, and then the movie recording starts. • The camera focuses in the center of the frame. The focus area is not displayed while the movie is recorded. • In the default setting, movies are recorded with a resolution of 320×240 pixels. /240 240 36s 3 Press the k button when you want to start recording the HS movie. • HS movie recording starts. • In the default setting, up to ten seconds of a movie can be shot with a slow motion playback of 1/8 the speed 240 of a normal movie. 9s • The remaining time display changes to the remaining time for the HS movie recording. Recording stops automatically when the remaining time runs out. • Once the HS movie recording starts, the camera cannot be switched to normal speed movie recording. 4 Press the b (movie-record) button to end recording. Movie Recording and Playback 130