Pentax 18493 Operation Manual - Page 94

Taking Pictures Taking Time-lapse Movies This mode lets you take movies at a delayed frame rate so that when you play the movie back, the action appears speeded up. 4 Use the four-way controller (23) Movie to select [Time-lapse Movie]. Recorded Pixels 640 5 Press the four-way controller Quality Level Time-lapse Movie Off (5). Movie anti-shake A pull-down menu appears. 6 Use the four-way controller (23) MENU to change the time-lapse setting. 47 You can choose from [Off], [×2], [×5], [×10], [x15] and [x30]. Press the shutter release button halfway. The camera is ready to record a time-lapse movie. Movie Recorded Pixels x63400 Quality Level 3x01f5ps Time-lapse Movie x10 Movie anti-shake Ox5ff x2 Off MENU Cancel OK OK • Off (×1) is the normal setting for movies (approximately 30 frames per second). When ×2 or ×5 is selected, the number of frames taken per second is reduced to 1/2 or 1/5. • As movies are normally played back at the rate of approximately 30 frames per second, movies taken at ×2 appear to be played back at twice the normal speed and movies taken at ×5 appear to be played back at five times the normal speed. • Sound cannot be recorded. Compensating for Camera Shake When you set Movie anti-shake to On, you can compensate for camera shake, which is more likely to occur while taking movies. 4 Use the four-way controller (2 3) Movie to select [Movie anti-shake]. Recorded Pixels 640 Quality Level Time-lapse Movie Off Movie anti-shake 5 Use the four-way controller (4 5) to select O (On)/P (Off). MENU 92