Nikon S500 - Manual (Page 70)

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The Movie Menu
Movi
es
Selecting Movie Options
The movie menu offers the options shown below.
* All figures are approximate. Maximum movie length varies with make of memory
card. The maximum file size for movies is 2 GB. However, when recording to the
internal memory, or memory cards with capacities of less than 2 GB, the time remain-
ing display indicates the amount of free space remaining in the internal memory or
memory card. When 4-GB memory cards are used, up to two 2-GB movies can be
recorded, and the time remaining display indicates the amount of time until the max-
imum 2-GB file size will be recorded.
Option Image size and frame rate
Maximum
movie length/frames
*
Internal
memory
(approx.26 MB)
Memory
card
(256 MB)
Q
TV movie
640A
Image size: 640 × 480 pixels
Frame rate: 30 frames per second
23 sec. 3 min. 40 sec.
u
Small size
320A
Image size: 320 × 240 pixels
Frame rate: 30 frames per second
47 sec. 7 min. 20 sec.
S
Small size
320 (default)
Image size: 320 × 240 pixels
Frame rate: 15 frames per second
1 min. 32 sec. 14 min. 30 sec.
U
Smaller size
160
Image size: 160 × 120 pixels
Frame rate: 15 frames per second
5 min. 5 sec. 48 min.
V
Time-lapse
movieA
The camera automatically takes
pictures at intervals and joins
them into a silent movie (c 59).
Image size: 640 × 480 pixels
Frame rate: 30 frames per second
278 frames 1,800 frames
E
Stop-motion
movie
Pictures can be taken and joined
into a silent movie (c 60).
Image size: 640 × 480 pixels
Frame rate: choose from five, ten,
or 15 frames per second
278 frames 1,800 frames