Sony DSCF717 Operating Instructions - Page 75

Shooting movies

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Enjoying movies Shooting movies c Select (IMAGE SIZE) with b, then select the desired mode Mode dial: You can shoot movies using your camera. Before starting with v/V. You can choose from 320 (HQX), 320×240 or 160×112. For details on the recording time for each image size, see page 105. Set [MOVING IMAGE] to [MPEG MOVIE] in the SET UP settings (pages 42 and 110). MENU Mode dial d Press the shutter button fully down. "REC" appears on the screen and the camera starts recording the image and sound. Shutter 60min 160 101 REC 00:00:24[ 00:24:35] Control button a Set the mode dial to . b Press MENU. The menu appears. • 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. • For a detailed description of the indicators, see page 119. • A histogram is not displayed. 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. • The flash does not function when shooting movies. • The date and time are not superimposed onto movies. • When shooting movies (MPEG MOVIE) with Multipoint AF, the distance to the center of the screen is estimated as an average, so the AF works even with a certain amount of vibration. The Focus range select function (Center, Left, Right, Bottom and Top) focuses automatically using only the selected AF range finder. This is convenient when you want to focus only on the subject. Enjoying movies 75

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Enjoying movies
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 42
and 110).
a
Set the mode dial to
.
b
Press MENU.
The menu appears.
c
Select
(IMAGE SIZE) with
b
,
then select the desired mode
with
v
/
V
.
You can choose from 320 (HQX),
320×240 or 160×112.
For details on the recording time for
each image size, see page 105.
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.
For a detailed description of the indicators, see
page 119.
A histogram is not displayed.
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.
The flash does not function when shooting
movies.
The date and time are not superimposed onto
movies.
When shooting movies (MPEG MOVIE) with
Multipoint AF, the distance to the center of the
screen is estimated as an average, so the AF
works even with a certain amount of vibration.
The Focus range select function (Center, Left,
Right, Bottom and Top) focuses automatically
using only the selected AF range finder. This is
convenient when you want to focus only on the
subject.
Mode dial
Control button
MENU
Shutter
160
101
60min
REC
00:00:24[ 00:24:35]
Enjoying movies