Nikon COOLPIX P510 User Manual - Page 114

Recording and Playing Back Movies Recording Movies You can record movies by simply pressing the b (e movie-record) button. Color tones, white balance, and other settings are the same as they are when taking still images. 1 Turn on the camera and display the shooting screen. Movie option • The movie options icon indicates the type of movie recorded. The default setting is d HD 1080pP (1920×1080) (A99). • When recording movies, the angle of view (i.e., the area visible in the frame) is narrower than that of still pictures. Press the s (display) button and display the movie frame (A15) to check the range of a movie in a frame before recording. * The maximum movie length shown in the illustration differs from the actual value. 25m 0s 1/250 F5.6 840 Maximum movie length* 2 Press the b (e movie-record) button to start movie recording. • The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame. Focus areas are not displayed during recording. • When the multi selector K is pressed during movie recording, the exposure is locked. To unlock, press K again. • When recording with the movie options of the aspect ratio of 16:9 (e.g., Movie options is d HD 1080pP (1920×1080)), monitor display changes to an aspect ratio of 16:9 (the movie is recorded in the range shown in the screen on the right). • The approximate remaining movie length is displayed on the monitor. C is displayed while saving to the 7m23s internal memory. • Recording stops automatically when the maximum movie length has been recorded. 3 Press the b (e movie-record) button again to end recording. Recording and Playing Back Movies B Note on Recording Images and Saving Movies The indicator showing the number of exposures remaining or the indicator showing the maximum movie length flashes while images are being recorded or while a movie is being saved. Do not open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover or remove the battery or memory card while an indicator is flashing. Doing this could result in loss of data, or in damage to the camera or the 96 memory card.