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Using Various Functions for
Shooting Movies
This chapter serves as a more advanced version of the "Shooting
Movies" and "Viewing Movies" sections in Chapter 1, and explains how
to use various functions for shooting and viewing movies.
This chapter assumes that you have set the mode dial to ",_,. However,
even if the mode dial is set to a position other than _,_,, movies can be shot
by pressing the movie button.
The latter half of the chapter explaining movie playback and editing
assumes that you have pressed the [] button to enter Playback mode.
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Enter',=,mode.
Set the mode dial to _,@m,.
Adjust the settings according to
.........................................................................................................................................................................your purposes (pp. 102 -108).
Shoot.
Press the movie button.
To stop shooting the movie, press the
movie button again.
You can choose among 2 different Movie modes.
Choose a Movie mode.
After pressing the @ button, press the
Av buttons to choose ,am
Press the _ _ buttons or turn the _i:i_dial to
choose a Movie mode, then press the @
button.
Shoots movies that can be edited with iFrame *_compatible
_=, iFrame Movie software .2or devices. The recording pixel setting wil! be fixed
:at _ (p. 106).
"1 Video type advocated by Apple.
*2 You can quicklyedit andsave iFramemovies ifyou use the included software.
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Just as with still images, you can let the camera select the best settings for
the scene or add various effects while shooting movies.
Choose aShooting mode.
Follow Steps 1 - 2 on p. 58, or Steps 1 - 2
on p. 61 to choose a Shooting mode.
_,'_ Portrait p. 59
_anasoape pl 59
Miniature Effect p. 104
[] Monochrome p. 65
Super Vivid p. 61
_, Poster Effect p. 61
:;; Shoot.
Press the movie button.
Depending on the Shooting mode or movie
image quality (p. 106) you choose, black
bars may appear on the top and bottom of
the screen. These areas will not be
recorded.
To stop shooting the movie, press the
movie button again.
,4A ColorAcceni p. 66
/s coiorswap p167
_;_} Beach p. 59
_;[ Foliage p. 60
_!_ Fireworks p. 60
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You can shoot movies that look like moving miniature models. You create the
miniature model effect by choosing the upper and lower portions of the scene
that will be blurred, and the playback speed, which makes people and objects
in the scene move quickly during playback. Audio will not be recorded.
Choose _.
Follow Steps 1 - 2 on p. 61 to choose _.
A white frame (the area that will not be
blurred) appears on the screen.
Choose the area to keep in focus.
Press the DISP.button.
Move the zoom lever to change the frame
size, and press the ,_v buttons to change
the frame position.
Choose a playback speed.
Press the MENUbutton.
........Press the _ _ buttons or turn the _,_ii_;dial to
choose a playback speed.
Press the MENUbutton to complete the
setting and restore the shooting screen.
Shoot.
Press the movie button.
To stop shooting the movie, press the
movie button again.
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Shoot Movies That Look Like aMiniature Model (Miniature Effect)
Playback Speeds and Estimated Playback Times
(for 1Min. Clips)
........................................................5X...................................................................................................Approx 12 sec. .......................................
18x Approx. 6 sec.
20X Approx. 3 sec.
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You can choose among 2 different image quality settings.
....::: Choose the image quality setting.
After pressing the @ button, press the
Av buttons to choose _.
Choose an option.
............. Press the _ )' buttons or turn the _ii:i_:dial to
choose an option, then press the@
button.
The option you set will appear on the
screen,
image Quality and Shooting Time per Memory Card
1280 x 720 pixels, For shooting high- Approx. 20 min. Approx. 1 hr. 24
30 frames/sec, definition (HD) movies. 43 sec..1 rain. 54 sec..2
640 x 480 pixels, For shooting standard Approx. 43 min. Approx. 2 hr. 59
30 frames/sec, definition (SD) movies. 43 sec. min. 3 sec..2
"1 13 rain. 35 sec.for iFrame movies (p. 102).
*2 55 rain. 38 sec.for iFrame movies (p. 102).
Based on Carton's testing standards.
Recording will automatically stop when the clip file size reaches 4 GB, or when the
recording time reaches approximately 29 minutes and 59 seconds when shooting in _,
and approximately 1 hour when shooting in _.
Recording may stop even if the maximum clip length has not been reached on some
memory cards. SD Speed Class 6 or higher memory cards are recommended.
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You can lock the exposure or change it in 1/3 steps within a range of-2 to +2
before shooting.
Lock the exposure.
Press the A button to lock the exposure.
The exposure shift bar appears.
Press the ,_ button again to release the
lock.
Change the exposure.
While watching the screen, turn the :!:'ii_dial
to adjust the exposure.
Shoot.
Press the movie button.
To stop shooting the movie, press the
movie button again.
Wind Filter suppresses noise when the wind is strong. However, unnatural
sound may result when used to record in locations with no wind.
Press the MENUbutton to choose [Wind
Filter] in the 0 tab, then press the ,_
buttons to choose [On].
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The following functions can be used in the same way as for still images.
However, depending on the Shooting mode, settings may not be available or
may not have any effect.
Zooming in More Closely On Subjects
The sound of zoom operations will be recorded.
Using the Self-Timer (p. 52)
The number of shots cannot be set.
Adjusting the White Balance (p. 75)
White balance compensation is not available.
Changing the Tone of an Image (My Colors) (p. 78)
Shooting Close-ups (Macro) (p. 80)
Shooting in Manual Focus Mode (p. 85)
Shooting with the AF Lock (p. 88)
Turning Offthe AF Assist Beam (p. 157)
Displaying the Overlay (p. 158)
[3:2 Guide] is not available.
Changing the _S-Mode Settings (p. 159)
You can switch between [Continuous] and [Off].
Shooting Using aTV as the Display (p. 162)
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You can trim the beginnings and ends of recorded movies.
Movie Editing Panel
Movie Editing Bar
Choose _.
Follow Steps 1 - 3 on p. 32 to choose _<,
then press the @ button.
The movie editing panel and the movie
editing bar will appear.
Set the editing range.
Press the A'v" buttons to choose &_ or
If you press the _ _ buttons or turn the _i_
dial to move _, ok& will appear at points
where the movie can be edited. If you
choose _, you can trim the beginning of
the movie from ok_. If you choose _, you
can trim the end of the movie from ok_.
Even if you move _ to a point other than a
o_&, only the portion from the nearest ok&
to the left will be trimmed when &_ is
chosen. Only the portion from the nearest
ok_ to the right will be trimmed when _ is
chosen.
Check the edited movie.
Press the A'v buttons to choose !1_, then
press the @ button. The edited movie will
play.
To edit the movie again, repeat Step 2.
To cancel editing, press the Av buttons
to choose :_D•After pressing the @
button, press the 4_ buttons or turn the
_i_!ii_dial to choose [OK], then press the @
button again.
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Editing
Save the edited movie.
Press the Av buttons to choose ['__, then
press the @ button.
Press the Av4_ buttons or turn the _ii_
dial to choose [New File], then press the
@ button.
The movie will be saved as a new file.
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Using Various Playback and
Editing Functions
This chapter exp,ains various ways to p,ay back and edit images.
Press the [] button to enter Playback mode before operating the camera.
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Displaying multiple images at the same time lets you quickly find the image
you want.
....:::::Move the zoom lever toward _.
[]_ Images will display in an index.
The number of images increases each
...........................................................................................................................................................................time you move the lever toward _.
The number of images decreases each
time you move the lever toward O,=
Choose an image.
Turn the _f:*:i_dial to switch images.
Press the Av _ _, buttons to choose an
image.
An orange frame appears on the chosen
image.
Press the Q button to display the chosen
image by itself.
Turning the 'i_i dial will display images in a line letting you quickly search
them. You can also jump by the shooting date (Scroll Display).
Choose an image.
If you set the camera to single image
playback and turn the _!_: dial quickly, the
images will display as shown on the left.
Turn the J_i_dial to choose an image.
Press theQ button to restore single
image playback.
Press the Av buttons during scroll display
to search images by the shooting date.
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When there are many images on the memory card, you can filter and display
them by a specified filter. You can also protect (p. 119) or erase (p. 123)
images at once while filtered.
,Jump {o Favorites DisPlays {he images iagged as favoiiies iPl ]25)
,Jump Shoi Daie Displays the images shoi on a sPeciiied daie.
Jump to My Category Displays the images of a specified category (p. 126).
Jump to StilllMovie Displays either still images or movies.
,Jump10images ,JUmPsoverioimagesaiaiimel
,Jump i00 images ,JumPSovei i00 images at a time.
Target Filters
Choose a target filter.
In single image playback, press the
button, then press the Av buttons to
choose a jump method.
In t'_, ._ or =r_.,.,,press the _, buttons to
choose a filter. Turning the _!i) dial will only
display images that match the filter of the
chosen target image.
Press the DISR button to switch between
Information Display and No Information
Display.
Press the MENU button to restore single
image playback.
View the filtered images.
Press the @ button to start filtered
playback. The jump method and a yellow
frame will appear.
........If you press the 4 _ buttons or turn the _*,!i_
dial, the chosen target images will display.
If you press the ,_u button, [Filtered
playback settings cleared] appears on the
screen. Press the @ button to cancel
filtered playback.
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Viewing images in Filtered Playback
Filters that do not have any corresponding images cannot be chosen.
In filtered playback (Step 2), you can view filtered images with "Quickly Searching
Images" (p. 112), "Viewing Slideshows" (p. 115), and "Magnifying Images"
(p. 117). You can process all filtered images at once while performing operations
in "Protecting Images" (p. 119), "Erasing Images" (p. 123), "Choosing Images for
Printing (DPOF)" (p. 143), or "Choosing Images for a Photobook" (p. 147) by
choosing all of the filtered images.
However, if you change the category (p. 126), or edit an image and save it as a
new image (p. 129), a message will appear, and filtered playback will cancel.
_Jump by _ and images
In single image playback, press the
button, then press the Av buttons to
choose a jump method.
If you press the 4_ buttons, the display
will advance to the image that is the
chosen number of images away.
Press the MENU button to restore single
image playback.
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You can automatically play back images recorded to a memory card.
Choose [Slideshow].
Press the MENU button to choose
[Slideshow] in the [] tab, then press the
@ button.
: Choosesett O.
Press the ._'v buttons or turn the !i'i_ dial
to choose a menu item, then press the _
buttons to adjust the setting.
Repeat Repeats playback of images
Play Time Display time for each image
Eifect 'Tiansiiion effec{s when switching
between images
..... Choose [Start].
Press the ,_v buttons or turn the i_ dial
to choose [Start], then press the
button.
The slideshow will start a few seconds
after [Loading image...] appears on the
screen.
You can pause/restart a slideshow by
pressing the @ button again.
Press the MENUbutton to stop the
s]ideshow.
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You can magnify the area of a recorded image that was inside the AF Frame
to check the focus.
Press the D ISR button to switch to
the focus check display (p. 40).
A white frame will appear where the AF
frame was when the focus was set.
A gray frame will appear on a face
detected during playback.
The area within the orange frame appears
magnified.
Switch frames.
Move the zoom lever toward O. once.
The screen shown on the left will appear.
Press the Q button to move to a different
frame when multiple frames appear.
Change the magnification level or
location.
Use the zoom lever to change the display
size, and the .A.v4_ buttons to change
the display position while checking the
focus.
Press the MENU button to reset the
display to Step 1.
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Approximate Location of
Displayed Area
Move the zoom lever toward 0,.
The display will zoom in on the image. If
you continue to hold the zoom lever, it will
zoom in up to a maximum factor of
approximately 10x.
If you press the .A.'v'_ buttons, you can
move the location of the displayed area.
Move the zoom lever toward _ to zoom
out, or continue to hold it to return to single
image playback.
If you turn the ,::i_i_:dial, you can switch
images while zoomed.
The camera will choose 4 images based on the displayed image.
If you choose one of those images, the camera will select 4 more images
letting you enjoy playing back images in an unexpected order. This will work
best if you take many shots of various scenes.
choose [Smartshuffle].
Press the MENU button to choose [Smart
Shuffle] in the [] tab, then press the @
button.
Four images will appear as possibilities.
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Changing image Transitions
Choose an image.
Press the Av _ _ buttons to choose the
image you want to view next.
The chosen image will be displayed in the
center, and the next 4 possibilities wi[[
appear.
Press the @ button to display the center
image at full size. Press the @ button
again to restore the original display.
Press the MENUbutton to restore single
image playback.
You can choose from 3 transition effects when switching between images in
single image playback.
Choose [Transition].
Press the MENU button to choose
[Transition] in the [] tab, then press the
4)' buttons to choose a transition effect.
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You can protect important images so that they cannot be accidentally erased
with the camera (pp. 28, 123).
....i:!ii iiii!iy
Choose [Protect].
Press the MENU button to choose
[Protect] in the [] tab, then press the @
button,
Choose a selection method.
Press the Av buttons or turn the _ii__i_dial
to choose a selection method, then press
the @ button.
Press the MENU button to complete the
setting and restore the menu screen.
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