Nikon COOLPIX B500 Reference Manual - Page 94

Short Movie Show Mode (Combining Movie Clips to Create Short Movies) The camera creates a short movie that is up to 30 seconds long (e 1080/30p or S 1080/25p) by recording and automatically combining multiple movie clips that are several seconds long. 1 Press the d (menu) button and configure the settings for recording movies. Number of shots Special effects Background music • Number of shots: Set the number of movie clips that End recording the camera records and the recording time for each movie clip. By default, the camera records 15 movie clips that are 2 seconds each to create a 30-second short movie. • Special effects (A81): Apply various effects to movies when shooting. Effects can be changed for each movie clip. • Background music: Select the background music. Move the zoom control (A2) toward g (i) to preview it. • After the settings are complete, press the d button or shutter-release button to exit the menu. 2 Press the b (e movie-record) button to record a movie clip. • The camera automatically stops recording the movie clip when the time specified in step 1 elapses. • Movie clip recording can be paused temporarily. See "Pausing Movie Recording" (A82). 0 15 25m 0s 500 3 Check the recorded movie clip, or delete it. • To check it, press the k button. • To delete it, press the l button. The last recorded movie clip or all movie clips can be deleted. • To continue recording movie clips, repeat the operation in step 2. • To change the effects, return to step 1. 12 15 Preview 24m36s 500 Number of movie clips recorded 80 Movies Short Movie Show Mode (Combining Movie Clips to Create Short Movies)