Canon PowerShot A720 IS PowerShot A720 IS Camera User Guide - Page 81

Movie Shooting

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Shooting Using the Mode Dial 79 Movie Shooting See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 206). Shooting Mode The following movie modes are available. The recording time will vary according to the capacity of the memory card you use (p. 191). Standard You can select the recording pixels and record until the memory card is full (when a super high-speed memory card is used, such as the recommended SDC-512MSH). The digital zoom can be used while shooting in this mode (p. 60). • Maximum Size: 4 GB*/movie Compact Since there are few recording pixels and also the data size is small, this mode is convenient for sending movies as e-mail attachments or when the memory card capacity is low. • Maximum Clip Length: 3 minutes * Even if the clip size has not reached 4 GB, recording will stop at the moment the clip length reaches 1 hour. Depending on the volume and data writing speed of the memory card, recording may stop before reaching 1 hour or before the recorded data volume has reached 4 GB. 1 Set the mode dial to . 2 Select a shooting mode. 1. Use the or button to select a shooting mode.

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Shooting Using the Mode Dial
79
See
Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode
(p. 206).
The following movie modes are available.
The recording time will vary according to the capacity of the memory
card you use (p. 191).
*
Even if the clip size has not reached 4 GB, recording will stop at the moment the clip
length reaches 1 hour. Depending on the volume and data writing speed of the
memory card, recording may stop before reaching 1 hour or before the recorded data
volume has reached 4 GB.
Movie Shooting
Shooting Mode
Standard
You can select the recording pixels and record until the memory card
is full (when a super high-speed memory card is used, such as the
recommended SDC-512MSH). The digital zoom can be used while
shooting in this mode (p. 60).
Maximum Size: 4 GB*/movie
Compact
Since there are few recording pixels and also the data size is small,
this mode is convenient for sending movies as e-mail attachments or
when the memory card capacity is low.
Maximum Clip Length: 3 minutes
1
Set the mode dial to
.
2
Select a shooting mode.
1.
Use the
or
button to select a
shooting mode.