Nikon Coolpix 8800 User Manual - Page 73

Use a Reliable Power Source, During Recording, Image Quality, AE Lock, Movie Files

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7 AE LOCK Off On 8 Choose On to fix exposure and auto white balance for entire movie at values for first frame, Off to meter new values for exposure and white balance with each shot. Press center of multi selector to return to shooting mode. Start recording. Camera will take pictures at specified interval until shutter-release button is pressed again, memory card is full, or 1050 frames have been recorded. Movies Use a Reliable Power Source If possible, use the optional EH-54 AC adapter when recording time-lapse movies. During Recording To save power, the monitor and electronic viewfinder turn off between frames. The display turns on automatically immediately before the camera takes the next shot. Image Quality The file size of time lapse movies varies greatly depending on the option selected for image quality. If HI or RAW is selected, image quality will automatically be set to EXTRA. Movies recorded at settings of EXTRA, FINE, and NORMAL may seem slightly jerky when viewed on the camera but will play back normally when displayed on a computer. AE Lock When On is selected for AE lock, a yellow AE-L icon will be displayed, indicating that exposure and white balance will be AE-L locked with the first shot. Once the first shot is taken, the icon will turn white. TV Movie Files Movies are recorded as QuickTime movie files with the extension ".1M/6O0V"Fa2n.8d na3m25es consisting of "INTN" (time-lapse movies) or "DSCN" (other movies) plus a four-digit file number assigned by adding one to the highest file number in the current folder (e.g., "INTN0001.MOV" or "DSCN0015.MOV"). Movies can be played back on a computer after transfer. 63

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Movies
7
Choose
On
to fix exposure and auto
white balance for entire movie at val-
ues for first frame,
Off
to meter new
values for exposure and white balance
with each shot.
Press center of multi
selector to return to shooting mode.
AE LOCK
On
Off
8
Start recording.
Camera will take
pictures at specified interval until shut-
ter-release button is pressed again,
memory card is full, or 1050 frames
have been recorded.
Use a Reliable Power Source
If possible, use the optional
EH-54 AC adapter when recording time-lapse movies.
During Recording
To save power, the monitor and electronic viewfinder turn off between frames.
The
display turns on automatically immediately before the camera takes the next shot.
Image Quality
The file size of time lapse movies varies greatly depending on the option selected for
image quality.
If HI or RAW is selected, image quality will automatically be set to EXTRA.
Movies recorded at settings of EXTRA, FINE, and NORMAL may seem slightly jerky when
viewed on the camera but will play back normally when displayed on a computer.
AE Lock
When
On
is selected for
AE lock
, a yellow AE-L icon will be
displayed, indicating that exposure and white balance will be
locked with the first shot.
Once the first shot is taken, the icon
will turn white.
Movie Files
Movies are recorded as QuickTime movie files with the extension “.MOV” and names
consisting of “INTN” (time-lapse movies) or “DSCN” (other movies) plus a four-digit file
number assigned by adding one to the highest file number in the current folder (e.g.,
“INTN0001.MOV” or “DSCN0015.MOV”).
Movies can be played back on a computer
after transfer.
AE-L
TV
TV
TV