Nikon COOLPIX S6500 Reference Manual - Page 120

Recording and Playing Back Movies B Camera Temperature • The camera may become warm when shooting movies for an extended period of time or when the camera is used in a hot area. • If the inside of the camera becomes extremely hot when recording movies, the camera will automatically stop recording after ten seconds. 10s The amount of time remaining until the camera stops recording (B10s) is displayed. After the camera stops recording, it turns itself off. Leave the camera off until the inside of the camera has cooled. 14m30s B Notes About Autofocus Autofocus may not perform as expected (A76). Should this occur, try the following: 1. Set Autofocus mode in the movie menu to Single AF (default setting) before starting movie recording. 2. Frame another subject-positioned at the same distance from the camera as the intended subject-in the center of the frame, press the b (e movie-record) button to start recording, and then modify the composition. C Functions Available for Movie Recording • The exposure compensation, white balance, and color options settings for the current shooting mode are also applied with movie recording. The tone that results from using scene mode (A40) or special effects mode (A51) is also applied to movies. When macro mode is enabled, movies of subjects close to the camera can be recorded. Confirm settings before starting movie recording. • The self-timer (A60) can be used. When the b (e movie-record) button is pressed after the self-timer is enabled, the camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame and starts movie recording after the specified two or ten seconds. • The flash will not fire. • Press the d button to select the D (movie) menu icon and adjust movie menu settings before starting movie recording (A99). • If Photo info in the Monitor settings (A104) in the setup menu is set to Movie frame+auto info, the area that will be visible in the movie can be confirmed before movie recording starts. 98