Using Basic modesExtended functions 46Using the Movie modeIn Movie mode, you can customize settings to record HD videos (1280x720) of upto 20 minutes in length. The camera saves recorded videos as MP4 (H.264) files. Thismode is available only when you insert a memory card into the camera.• H.264 (MPEG-4 part10/AVC) is a high-compression video format established bythe international standards organizations ISO-IEC and ITU-T.• If you use memory cards with slow write speeds, the camera may not savevideos properly. Video recordings may be corrupted or fail to play backcorrectly.• Memory cards with slow writing speeds will not support high-resolution videos.To record high-resolution videos, use memory cards with faster write speeds.• If you activate the Image Stabilization function while recording a video, thecamera may record the operating sound of the Image Stabilization function.• If you use the zoom function when recording a video, the camera may recordthe noise of the zoom operating. To decrease zoom noise, use the Sound Alivefunction. (p. 75)• (Continuous AF): Use this function to shoot by changing compositionwhile automatically focusing on the center area.1 On the Home screen, scroll to .2 Select .3 Set desired options.• For a list of options, refer to "Shooting options". (p. 57)4 Press [Shutter] to start recording.• While recording a video, press [ ] once to cancel the continuous autofocus function and once again to activate the function.5 Press [Shutter] again to stop recording.
