- 40 -Taking motion pictures●If the surrounding temperature is high, or a motion picture is recordedcontinuously, is displayed and recording may be stopped halfway through toprotect the camera. (Only when [Rec Quality] is set to [GPH] DMC-ZS20 , [PSH],[GFS] DMC-ZS20 or [FSH])●Use a sufficiently charged battery.●The available recording time displayed on the screen may not decrease regularly.●If data is repeatedly recorded and deleted, the total available recording time on the SDcard may be reduced. To restore the original capacity, use the camera to format theSD card. Be sure to save all important data to your computer or other media beforeformatting, as all data saved to the card will be erased.●The Optical Image Stabilizer functions regardless of the settings before a motion pictureis recorded.●The following functions are not available:Extended optical zoom, flash, [Face Recog.], [Rotate Disp.] for pictures taken vertically.●For certain memory cards, recording may end while in progress.●The recording range may become narrower in motion pictures compared to stillpictures. Also, if the Aspect Ratio is different for still pictures and motion pictures, theangle of view will change when starting to record a motion picture. The recordable areais displayed by setting [Video Rec Area] (→56) to [ON].●If Extended optical zoom is used before pressing the motion picture button, thesesettings will be cleared, and the recordable area will be changed significantly.●Depending on the environment when recording motion pictures, the screen mayturn black for an instant or noise may be recorded because of static electricity,electromagnetic waves, etc.
