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Shooting movies

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Enjoying movies Shooting movies Mode dial: You can shoot movies using your camera. d Press the shutter button fully down. "REC" appears on the screen and the camera starts recording the image and sound. Before starting Set [Moving Image] to [MPEG Movie] in the SET UP settings (pages 39 and 104). 60min VGA 101 REC 00:00:02[00:10:48] Control button Mode dial Shutter • Recording stops when the "Memory Stick" is full. e Press the shutter button fully down again to stop recording. MENU a Set the mode dial to . b Press (Image Size). The Image Size setup appears. c Select the desired size with v/ V. You can choose from 640 (VGA) or 160 (Mail). For details on the recording time for each image size, see page 99. 68 Indicators during shooting The screen indicators are not recorded. Each time you press , the status of the LCD screen changes as follows: Indicators off t LCD screen off t Indicators on. A histogram is not displayed. For a detailed description of the indicators, see page 113. Shooting close-ups (Macro) Set the mode dial to and follow the procedure on page 24. Using the self-timer Set the mode dial to and follow the procedure on page 25. • Do not touch the microphone (page 8) during shooting movies. • You cannot use the flash. • The date and time are not superimposed onto movies. • The zoom feature cannot be used while shooting movies.

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Shooting movies
Mode dial:
You can shoot movies using your camera.
Before starting
Set [Moving Image] to [MPEG Movie] in
the SET UP settings (pages 39 and 104).
a
Set the mode dial to
.
b
Press
(Image Size).
The Image Size setup appears.
c
Select the desired size with
v
/
V
.
You can choose from 640 (VGA) or
160 (Mail).
For details on the recording time for
each image size, see page 99.
d
Press the shutter button fully
down.
“REC” appears on the screen and the
camera starts recording the image and
sound.
•
Recording stops when the “Memory
Stick” is full.
e
Press the shutter button fully
down again to stop recording.
Indicators during shooting
The screen indicators are not recorded.
Each time you press
, the status of the
LCD screen changes as follows: Indicators
off
t
LCD screen off
t
Indicators on.
A histogram is not displayed.
For a detailed description of the indicators,
see page 113.
Shooting close-ups (Macro)
Set the mode dial to
and follow the
procedure on page 24.
Using the self-timer
Set the mode dial to
and follow the
procedure on page 25.
•
Do not touch the microphone (page 8) during
shooting movies.
•
You cannot use the flash.
•
The date and time are not superimposed onto
movies.
•
The zoom feature cannot be used while
shooting movies.
Mode dial
Control button
MENU
Shutter
REC
00:00:02[00:10:48]
101
VGA
60
min
Enjoying movies