Nikon S6500 User Manual
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Camera Temperature
• The camera may become warm when shooting movies for an extended period of time or when
the camera is used in a hot area.
• If the inside of the camera becomes extremely hot when
recording movies, the camera will automatically stop recording
after ten seconds.
The amount of time remaining until the camera stops recording
(B10s) is displayed.
After the camera stops recording, it turns itself off.
Leave the camera off until the inside of the camera has cooled.
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Notes About Autofocus
Autofocus may not perform as expected (
A76). Should this occur, try the following:
1. Set Autofocus mode in the movie menu to Single AF (default setting) before starting movie
recording.
2. Frame another subject—positioned at the same distance from the camera as the intended
subject—in the center of the frame, press the
b (e movie-record) button to start recording, and
then modify the composition.
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Functions Available for Movie Recording
• The exposure compensation, white balance, and color options settings for the current shooting
mode are also applied with movie recording. The tone that results from using scene mode (
or special effects mode (
A51) is also applied to movies. When macro mode is enabled, movies of
subjects close to the camera can be recorded. Confirm settings before starting movie recording.
• The self-timer (
A60) can be used. When the b (e movie-record) button is pressed after the
self-timer is enabled, the camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame and starts movie
recording after the specified two or ten seconds.
• The flash will not fire.
• Press the
d button to select the D (movie) menu icon and adjust movie menu settings before
starting movie recording (
• If Photo info in the Monitor settings (
A104) in the setup menu is set to Movie frame+auto
info, the area that will be visible in the movie can be confirmed before movie recording starts.
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