Casio EX-S770 Owners Manual - Page 92

• You can perform digital zoom while shooting a movie by pressing [ ]. Optical zoom is not available while shooting a movie. To use optical zoom for a movie, use [ ] to zoom as required first and then press [ ] to start recording. • The effects of camera movement in an image become more pronounced when you shoot close up or a large zoom factor. Because of this, use of a tripod is recommended under these conditions. • When the subject is outside the camera's focus range, focusing is not possible and the image will be out of focus. • Auto Focus and Macro Focus become fixed focus while shooting a movie (pages 113, 114). Using Short Movie With Short Movie, pressing [ ] will shoot a movie that starts a few seconds before [ ] is pressed (first part) and ends a few seconds after it is pressed (second part). You can specify how long (in seconds) you want the first part and the second part of the Short Movie to be. • Since a few seconds of action before [ ] is pressed are recorded, Short Movie is a good way to make sure you don't miss the action of kids or other active subjects. • You can also use MOTION PRINT (page 171) to extract still images of Short Movie scenes. [ ] button pressed. Short Movie Recording Start Few seconds Few seconds SHOOTING A MOVIE 92