Nikon COOLPIX S1200pj Reference Manual - Page 108

Recording and Playing Back Movies Recording and Playing Back Movies Recording Movies You can record movies by simply pressing the b (e movie-record) button. Hue, white balance, and other settings are the same when recording movies as they are when taking pictures. 1 Turn on the camera and be sure that it is in shooting mode. • The icon for the selected movie option is displayed. The default setting is n HD 720p (1280×720) (A 93). * The remaining movie recording time shown in the illustrations may differ from the actual display. Movie options 29m 0s 1100 Movie recording time remaining* 2 Press the b (e movie-record) button to start movie recording. • The camera focuses at the center of the frame. Focus areas are not displayed during recording. • When n HD 720p (1280×720) is selected for Movie options, monitor display changes to an aspect ratio of 16:9 with movie recording (the area indicated on the right is recorded). • When the Photo info option in Monitor settings (A 98) in the setup menu is set to Movie frame+auto info, a frame indicating the area captured 15s in the recorded movie can be displayed before recording starts. • The approximate remaining movie recording time is displayed during recording. C is displayed when using the internal memory in the camera. • Recording stops automatically when the maximum movie recording time has elapsed. 3 Press the b (e movie-record) button again to end recording. B Note on Saving Movies After a movie has been recorded, it is not fully saved to the internal memory or memory card until monitor display returns to the shooting display. Do not open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover before movies have been fully saved. Removing the memory card or the battery while a movie is being saved may result in loss of the movie data or damage to the camera or to the memory card. 90