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Advanced (Recording pictures)
[REC] mode: n
Motion Picture Mode
Move 3/4 to select [PICTURE MODE] and then 
move 1.
Slide the [REC]/[PLAYBACK] selector switch to [¦/!], and then 
press [MODE].
Touch [MOTION PICTURE].
Press the shutter button halfway to focus 
and then press it fully to start recording.
A Audio recording
• The available recording time B is displayed on the top 
right and the elapsed recording time C is displayed on 
the bottom right of the screen.
• After pressing the shutter button fully, release it straight 
away. If the button is held down, the sound will not be 
recorded for a few seconds when recording starts.
• When the subject is focused, the focus indication 
lights.
• The focus and zoom are fixed to the setting when 
recording starts (the first frame).
• The audio is also recorded simultaneously from the 
built-in microphone on this unit. (Motion pictures 
cannot be recorded without audio.)
Press the shutter button fully to stop recording.
• If the built-in memory or the card becomes full in the middle of recording, the camera 
stops recording automatically.
Changing the settings for the aspect ratio and the picture quality
Press [MENU/SET].
Move 3/4 to select [ASPECT RATIO] and then 
move 1.
Move 3/4 to select the item and then press [MENU/
SET].
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