Nikon 995 - Manual (Page 42)

Recording Movie/Movie Playback
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Situations Where Autofocus May not Work as Expected
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Shooting Mode
Autofocus does not perform well under the conditions listed below. You
can Autofocus as detailed below.
1. No subject detail for Autofocus system.
• Very dark subjects.
• Scenes with a pronounced difference in brightness (such as a subject in
the shade with the sun in the background).
• Low-contrast scenes (such as a subject whose clothing is the same color
as a wall or other background).
In these instances, the following alternative focus method is
suggested.
Focus on a different subject located at the same distance and that has the
same brightness but high contrast, use Autofocus lock (p. 80), then recompose
and shoot.
2. Conflicting or confusing subject detail.
• Scenes with subjects located at different distances from the camera.
• Fast-moving subjects
In these instances, the following alternative focus method is
suggested.
Focus on a different subject located at the same distance and that has the
same brightness, use Autofocus lock (p. 80), then recompose and shoot.
Note: Focus lock
When you lock focus, make sure to mentally check the exposure as Auto
exposure is locked at the same time.
Shooting Mode /Playback Mode ˘
A Movie can be recorded for a maximum of approx. 40 seconds. Each
frame has NORMAL Image quality and is of QVGA Image size (320 x
240 pixels). The recorded Movie image can be played back on the
Monitor.
Movie Shooting Mode
1 Select “Continuous” > “Movie” (p. 99) in the Shooting menu in
mode.
2 Fully depress the Shutter release button to start recording your
movie.
3 Fully depress the Shutter release button again to stop recording.
• If you forget to fully depress the Shutter release button to end the movie, the
camera will automatically stop the operation after 40 seconds.
• The camera records movies at 15 frames per second in QVGA size (320 x
240 pixels). The file is recorded in QuickTime format (DOS file extension
“.MOV”).
Movie Playback Mode
Press button to play back the movie.
• After completing the playback, the final frame is displayed for one second, and
then returns to the still image of the first frame.
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