Nikon D90 DX D90 User's Manual - Page 70
Recording and Viewing Movies (Live View
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Recording and Viewing Movies (Live View) Movies up to 2 GB in size can be recorded in live view mode. Before recording, choose frame size and sound options in the Movie settings menu (pg. 170). 1 s Press the a button. a button The mirror will be raised and the view through the lens will be displayed in the camera monitor. The subject will no longer be visible in the viewfinder. D The 0 Icon A 0 icon (pg. 43) will be displayed if there is insufficient space on the memory card to record movies. 2 Focus. Frame the opening shot and press the shutter-release button halfway to focus on your subject. 3 Start recording. Recording indicator Press the J button to start recording (at default settings, both video and sound be recorded; do not cover the microphone on the front of the camera during recording). The recording time available is displayed in the monitor, together with a recording indicator. Exposure can be Time remaining locked by pressing the AE-L/AF-L button (pg. 88) or (in P, S, A, and M modes) altered using exposure compensation (pg. 90). Note that camera will not focus if the shutter-release button is pressed halfway during recording. 4 End recording. To end recording, press the J button (to end recording and take a still picture in the mode currently selected with the mode dial, press the Exit shutter-release button all the way down). Recording will end automatically when the maximum size is reached or the memory card is full. D Maximum Size Movie files can be up to 2 GB in size. The maximum length is 5 min for movies with a frame size of 1280 × 720, 20 min for other movies; note that depending on memory card write speed, shooting may end before this length is reached. 50