128Movie Recording and PlaybackMovie Recording and PlaybackRecording MoviesHigh-definition movies with sound recorded via the built-in microphone can berecorded.• The maximum movie length for a single movie is 29 minutes, even when thereis sufficient free space on the memory card for longer recording (A 131).• When a memory card is not inserted (i.e., when the internal memory is used),Movie options (A 130) is fixed at y VGA (640×480). HD 720p (1280×720)cannot be selected.1 Turn on the camera and be sure that it is inshooting mode.Movie recording can be started in any shooting mode(except the draw option) (A 41).2 Press the b (e movie-record)button to start movie recording.Recording begins after the monitor turns offbriefly.The camera focuses at the center of the frame.Focus areas are not displayed duringrecording.When N HD 720p (1280×720) (default setting) isselected for Movie options (A 130), monitor displaychanges to an aspect ratio of 16:9 with movie recording(the area indicated on the right is recorded).If the Shooting setting in Monitor settings (A 155) inthe setup menu is set to View/hide movie frm, a frameis displayed before recording begins that represents thearea that is captured when recording movies.The approximate remaining movie length is displayed during recording.Recording stops automatically when the maximum movie length has been recorded.3 Press the b (e movie-record) button again to end recording.23232310s10s10sB Note on Saving MoviesAfter a movie has been recorded, it is not fully saved to the internal memory or memory card untilmonitor display returns to the shooting display. Do not open the battery-chamber/memory cardslot cover before movies have been fully saved. Removing the memory card while movies are beingsaved could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card.
