Nikon S4200 - Manual (Page 170)

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The Movie Menu
D Movie Options
Select the desired movie option to record. A larger image size improves the image
quality and increases the file size.
* When recording in the internal memory, the default setting is y VGA (640×480).
• The frame rate is approximately 30 fps for all options.
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More Information
See “File and Folder Names” ( E86) for more information.
n Movie AF Mode
Choose how the camera focuses with recording movies.
On the shooting screen M Tap the d tab M D Movie options
Option Description
N HD 720p (1280×720)
(default setting*)
Movies with an aspect ratio of 16:9 are recorded.
y VGA (640×480) Movies with an aspect ratio of 4:3 are recorded.
z QVGA (320×240) Movies with an aspect ratio of 4:3 are recorded.
On the shooting screen M Tap the d tab M n Movie AF mode
Option Description
A Single AF
(default setting)
Focus is locked when the b (e movie-record) button is pressed
to start recording.
Select this option when the distance between the camera and
the subject will remain fairly consistent.
B Full-time AF
Camera focuses continuously during movie recording.
Select this option when the distance between the camera and
the subject will change. The sound of the camera focusing may
be heard in the recorded movie.
To prevent sound of camera focusing from interfering with
recording, use of Single AF is recommended.