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Shooting movies
MODE dial:
You can shoot movies (MPEG movies).
Before operation
Set [MOVING IMAGE] to [MPEG
MOVIE] in the SET UP settings (pages 44,
101).
a Set the MODE dial to .
b Press MENU.
The menu appears.
c Select (IMAGE SIZE) with b/
B, and select the desired mode
with v/V.
You can choose from 320 (HQX),
320×240, or 160×112.
See page 95 for the recording time
allowed for each image size.
d Press the shutter button fully
down.
“REC” appears on the screen and the
camera starts recording the image and
sound.
• When the capacity of the “Memory Stick”
is used up, recording stops.
e Press the shutter button fully
down again to stop recording.
Indicators on the screen while
you are shooting movies
These indicators are not recorded.
Each time you press DSPL/LCD ON/OFF,
the status of the LCD screen changes as
follows: Indicators OFF t LCD OFF t
Indicators ON. See page 109 for a detailed
description of the indicated items.
To shoot close-ups (Macro)
Set the MODE dial to and follow the
procedure on page 25.
To shoot with a self-timer
Set the MODE dial to and follow the
procedure on page 26.
• Be careful not to touch the microphone (page 8)
during shooting.
• You cannot use a flash.
• In MPEG movie, the date and time cannot be
inserted.
• You cannot use the smart zoom while shooting
movies.
MODE dial
Control button
MENU
DSPL/LCD ON/OFF
Shutter button
REC
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