Minolta Dimage 7i - Manual (Page 102)

Up to sixty seconds of digital video with or without audio can be recorded. The motion JPEG image is
320 X 240 pixels (QVGA). The effective image area is 308 X 240 pixels; two thin lines will appear to
the left and right of the image when played back.
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MOVIE MODE
Recording indicator Countdown in seconds
MOVIE MODE
Shooting digital video is simple. Place the spot focus cross-
hair sensor on the subject. Press the shutter-release button all
the way down and release to start recording (2). 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 will count down the remaining time.
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2
Total recording time for the next movie clip.
Set the main dial to movie recording (1) position. Before
recording, the data-panel and monitor frame counters will
show the maximum time in seconds that can be recorded with
the next movie clip. 60 seconds will be displayed until the
remaining number of seconds that can be recorded falls below
one minute.