Nikon 8700 - Manual (Page 61)

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Movies
While recording is in progress, a REC indicator will
be displayed. To pause recording, press the
button. Recording will resume when the button
is pressed again.
Recording Movies
Zoom
Adjust optical zoom before recording TV movies, small movies, or sepia movies. Once
recording has begun, pressing the zoom buttons will activate digital zoom (maximum
2 ×), even if Off is selected for Zoom options > Digital tele (
95).
Using the Flash
The Speedlight turns off when TV movie (640), Small movie (320), or Sepia movie
320 is selected.
Focus Mode
If Single AF (the default option) is selected for Focus options > Auto-focus mode (
94), focus will lock when the shutter-release button is pressed to start recording.
1 Slide the mode selector to and turn the
camera on
The exposure count display in the monitor shows
the maximum total length of the movie that can
be recorded.
2 Start recording
Press the shutter-release button all the way down
to start recording.
To record a TV movie, small movie, or sepia movie:
106 106” 106”
3 End recording
Press the shutter-release button all the way down a
second time to end recording. Recording will end
automatically when the memory card is full or the
movie has reached maximum length.