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Recording video clips, Instant Review, Auto focus and exposure, Focusing on the subject

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Recording video clips You can record a video clip when the camera is set to Video Record. 1. Slide to . 2. Frame the subject in the Image Display. 3. Press the Shutter button halfway down to measure focus and exposure. The focus brackets in the Image Display turn solid green when focus is locked (see "Auto focus and exposure" on page 11). 4. Press the Shutter button all the way down and release to begin recording video. 5. To stop recording video, press and release the Shutter button again. Instant Review After you have taken a picture or recorded a video clip, the camera displays it briefly in Instant Review. If you want to delete the image or video clip, press , select This Image from the Delete menu, then press . Auto focus and exposure When you press the Shutter button halfway down, the camera automatically measures and locks the focus (for pictures and video clips) and exposure (for pictures only). When you auto focus: Indicator Green focus brackets Red focus brackets (shaking hand icon) Description Focus found. Focus not found (see "Optimizing focus" on page 12). (Pictures only) Long exposure required (see "Optimizing exposure" on page 13). TIP: If you follow the suggestions for focus and exposure and your image does not appear to be in proper focus or exposure when viewed in Playback, see the topics on blurry, dark, light, or grainy images in "Troubleshooting" on page 39. Focusing on the subject When you press the Shutter button halfway down, the camera searches for focus within the focus brackets. When it finds focus, the focus brackets turn green. If the focus brackets do not frame your subject, use Focus Lock (see "Using Focus Lock" on page 12). Recording video clips 11

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Recording video clips
You can record a video clip when the camera is set to
Video Record
.
1.
Slide
to
.
2.
Frame the subject in the Image Display.
3.
Press the
Shutter
button halfway down to measure focus
and exposure. The focus brackets in the Image Display
turn solid green when focus is locked (see
“
Auto focus
and exposure” on page 11
).
4.
Press the
Shutter
button all the way down and release
to begin recording video.
5.
To stop recording video, press and release the
Shutter
button again.
Instant Review
After you have taken a picture or recorded a video clip, the camera displays it briefly in
Instant Review
. If you want to delete the image or video clip, press
, select
This
Image
from the
Delete
menu, then press
.
Auto focus and exposure
When you press the
Shutter
button halfway down, the camera automatically measures
and locks the focus (for pictures and video clips) and exposure (for pictures only). When
you auto focus:
Indicator
Description
Green focus brackets
Focus found.
Red focus brackets
Focus not found (see
“
Optimizing focus” on page 12
).
(shaking hand icon)
(Pictures only) Long exposure required (see
“
Optimizing
exposure” on page 13
).
TIP:
If you follow the suggestions for focus and exposure and your image does not
appear to be in proper focus or exposure when viewed in
Playback
, see the topics
on blurry, dark, light, or grainy images in
“
Troubleshooting” on page 39
.
Focusing on the subject
When you press the
Shutter
button halfway down,
the camera searches for focus within the focus
brackets. When it finds focus, the focus brackets turn
green.
If the focus brackets do not frame your subject, use
Focus Lock
(see
“
Using Focus Lock”
on page 12
).
Recording video clips
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