Nikon COOLPIX S6100 User Manual - Page 142

Recording Movies Changing the Movie Recording Settings The movie settings described below can be made. Apply the settings before starting movie recording. D Movie options A 130 Select the desired movie option for recording movies. n Movie AF mode A 131 Choose how the camera focuses when recording movies. Y Wind noise reduction Set whether or not to reduce wind noise during movie recording. A 132 D Movie Options In the shooting screen M Tap the bottom tab (A 14) M D Movie options Select the desired movie option to record. Larger image sizes and faster movie bit rates mean greater image quality and larger movie file sizes. Option N HD 720p (1280×720) (default setting*) y VGA (640×480) Description Movies with an aspect ratio of 16:9 are recorded in high definition. This option is suited to playback on a wide screen TV. • Image size: 1280 × 720 pixels • Movie bit rate: 9.1 Mbps Movies with an aspect ratio of 4:3 are recorded. • Image size: 640 × 480 pixels • Movie bit rate: 3.1 Mbps * When a memory card is not inserted (i.e., when the internal memory is used), the setting is fixed at y VGA (640×480). • The movie bit rate is the volume of movie data recorded per second. As a variable bit rate (VBR) system has been adopted, the movie recording rate varies automatically according to the subject so that more data is recorded per second for movies containing frequently moving subjects, thus increasing movie file size. • The frame rate is approximately 30 frames per second in any options. Movie Recording and Playback 130