Minolta Dimage F100 - Manual (Page 76)

Audio can be recorded without an image.
About 30 minutes of audio can be stored
on a 16MB memory card. Audio is recorded
at approximately 8KB/s. A maximum of 30
minutes can be recorded at one time Turn
the mode dial to the audio-recording posi-
tion (1); a blue screen is displayed.
Recording audio.
Press shutter to stop.
PressShutterButtonToRecord.
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UDIO RECORDING
AUDIO RECORDING
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Remaining recording time
Stand-by
Recording countdown
To begin recording, press and release the shutter button (2). A
bar graph (3) and the frame counter will display the amount of
recorded time. The recording will stop when the shutter-
release button is pressed again or the remaining time has
elapsed.
When making audio recordings, be careful not to touch or
cover the microphone. The quality of the recording is propor-
tional to the subject to microphone distance. For best results,
hold the camera approximately 20cm (8in) from your mouth.
Microphone
In stand-by, the monitor and data panel show the approximate
recording time available. Above the data panel frame counter,
the unit of the remaining time is displayed: M – minute, S –
second.
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