141Recording MoviesMovie Recording and PlaybackB Notes on Recording Movies• Memory cards with an SD Speed Class rating of 6 or faster are recommended when recordingmovies (A 198). Movie recording may stop unexpectedly when memory cards with a lowerSpeed Class ratings are used.• There may be some degradation in image quality when digital zoom is used. If the digital zoom is notbeing used when movie recording begins, rotating and holding the zoom control at g zooms theimage using optical zoom and the zoom stops at the maximum optical zoom ratio. After letting go ofthe zoom control, rotate the zoom control to g again to magnify the image using the digital zoom.• When recording ends, digital zoom turns off.• The sounds of zoom control operation, zoom, autofocus lens drive movement, and apertureoperation when brightness changes may be recorded.• The following phenomena may be seen in the monitor while recording movies. Thesephenomena are saved in the recorded movies.- Banding may occur in images under fluorescent, mercury-vapor, or sodium-vapor lighting- Subjects that move quickly from one side of the frame to the other, such as a moving train or car,may appear skewed- The entire movie image may be skewed when the camera is panned.- Lighting or other bright areas may leave residual images when the camera is movedB Notes on Autofocus• When A Single AF (default setting) is selected for Autofocus mode in movie menu, focus islocked by pressing the b (e movie-record) button to start recording (A 150).• Autofocus may not perform as expected (A 29). Should this occur, try the following:1. Set Autofocus mode in the movie menu to A Single AF (default setting) before startingmovie recording.2. Frame another subject—positioned at the same distance from the camera as the intendedsubject—in the center of the frame, press the b (e movie-record) button to start recording,and then modify the composition.B Camera TemperatureThe camera may become warm when shooting movies for an extended period of time or when thecamera is used in a hot area; this is not a malfunction.C Functions Available with Movie Recording• The creative slider, white balance (when using A (auto) mode, continuous shooting mode), or exposurecompensation settings are also applied when recording movies. The tone that results from using specialeffects mode (A 85) or scene mode (A 64) is also applied to movies. When macro mode is enabled,movies of subjects closer to the camera can be recorded. Confirm settings before starting movie recording.• The self-timer (A 35) can be used. If the self-timer is set and the b (e movie-record) button ispressed, the camera focuses and starts movie recording after ten or two seconds.• The flash will not fire.• Press the d button to select the D (movie) tab and adjust movie menu settings before startingmovie recording (A 146).
