Minolta Dimage A1 - Manual (Page 38)

Movie files are recorded at approximately 522KB per second. A
16MB Compactflash card can store about 19 seconds of digital
video with audio. Actual time depends on the subject and the
amount of free space on the memory card. For more on movie
recording, see page 112.
Set the mode switch to the movie recording (1) position. Before
recording, the data-panel and monitor frame counters will show
the maximum time in seconds that can be recorded.
38 B ASIC RECORDING
MOVIE RECORDING
Recording indicator
Recording time in seconds
Shooting digital video is simple. Place the subject in the center of
the live image and press the shutter-release button partway down
to set the focus. Use the focus signal to confirm focus.
Total recording time for the next movie clip.
Press the shutter-release button all the way down and release to
start recording. The camera will continue to record until the
recording time is used or the shutter-release button is pressed
again. When recording, the monitor frame counter and status bar
shows the recorded time.
Focus signal
1