78Recording and Playing Back MoviesRecording and Playing Back MoviesRecording MoviesYou can record movies by simply pressing the b (e movie-record) button.• When no memory card is inserted (i.e., when using the camera’s internal memory), Movie options(A 81, E38) is set to m VGA (640×480). n HD 720p (1280×720) cannot be selected.1 Display the shooting screen.• The icon for the selected movie option is displayed. Thedefault setting is n HD 720p (1280×720) (A 81).• When recording movies, the angle of view (i.e., the areavisible in the frame) is narrower compared to that of stillimages.2 Press the b (e movie-record) button to startmovie recording.• The camera focuses on the subject in the center of theframe. Focus areas are not displayed during recording.• When n HD 720p (1280×720) is selected for Movieoptions, monitor display changes to an aspect ratio of 16:9with movie recording.• If Photo info in the Monitor settings (A 86) in thesetup menu is set to Movie frame+auto info, the areathat will be visible in the movie can be confirmed beforemovie recording starts.• C is displayed while saving to the internal memory.3 Press the b (e movie-record) button again to end recording.9 7 09 7 01 5 m 0 s1 5 m 0 sMovie optionMaximum movie length7 m 3 0 s7 m 3 0 s
