Nikon D7000 D7000 User's Manual - Page 78

4 Focus. Frame the opening shot and focus as described in Steps 4 and 5 of "Live View" (0 51-52). Note that the number of subjects that can be detected in face-priority AF drops during movie recording. 5 Start recording. Press the movie-record button to start recording (the camera can record both video and sound; do not cover the microphone on the front of the camera during recording). A recording indicator and the time available are displayed y in the monitor. Exposure can be locked by pressing the Movie-record button AE-L/AF-L button (0 106) or (in modes P, S, A, and M) altered by up to ±3 EV in steps of 1/3 EV using exposure Recording indicator compensation (0 107; note that depending on the brightness of the subject, changes to exposure may have no visible effect), and that exposure compensation is not available when On is selected for Manual movie settings in mode M as described on page 60. In autofocus mode, focus can be locked by pressing the shutter-release button Time remaining halfway. A See Also The behavior of the AE-L/AF-L button can be adjusted using Custom Setting f5 (Assign AE-L/AF-L button; 0 232). 6 End recording. Press the movie-record button again to end recording (to end recording, return to live view, and take a photograph, press the shutter-release button all the way down). Recording will end automatically when the maximum length is reached, or the memory card is full. A Maximum Length Each movie file can be up to 4 GB in size and 20 minutes long; note that depending on memory card write speed, shooting may end before this length is reached (0 319). 58