Canon A510 - Manual (Page 58)

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Shooting – The Basics
Movie Mode
Use this mode to shoot movies. The
resolution can be set to [
(640 x 480)],
[ (320 x 240)] or [ (160 x 120)] (p. 40).
1
Turn the shooting mode dial to .
z The LCD monitor turns on and displays the
maximum recording time (in seconds).
2 Press the shutter button all the way.
z Shooting and sound recording starts
simultaneously.
z During the shooting a red circle appears in the
upper right of the LCD monitor.
3 Press the shutter button all the
way to stop recording the movie.
z The maximum length of individual movie clips
is 30 seconds at the setting (10 frames/
second) and 3 minutes at the and
settings (15 frames/second).
* Recording times vary by the memory card. See
Memory Cards and Estimated Capacities
(Recordable Images) (p. 145).
Mode Dial
The maximum length of individual movie clips may
vary with the subject and shooting conditions.
Recording will automatically stop when the
maximum is reached or when the memory cards
runs out of free capacity.
z The recording time may not display properly
during shooting or filming may stop
unexpectedly with the following types of
memory cards.
- Slow recording cards
- Cards formatted on a different camera or a
computer
- Cards which have had images recorded
and erased repeatedly
Although recording time may not display
properly during shooting, the movie will be
recorded correctly on the memory card.
Recording time will display properly if you
format the memory card in this camera
(excluding slow recording memory cards).