Nikon Coolpix P300 - Manual (Page 130)

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Movie Recording and Playback
Recording Movies
High-definition movies with sound can be recorded.
• The maximum movie length for a single movie is 4 GB or 29 minutes, even when
there is sufficient free space on the memory card (
A125).
1
Turn on the camera and display the shooting
screen.
• Movies can be recorded in any shooting mode ( A40).
• The movie options show the type of movie that will be
recorded. The default setting is d HD 1080pP
(1920×1080) (
A123).
2
Press the
b (e movie-record)
button to start movie
recording.
• The LCD monitor turns off for a
moment, and then the movie recording starts.
• Focusing for movie recording
➝See “Autofocus Mode” (A125).
➝See “Movie Recording of a Subject for Which Autofocus
Does Not Perform as Expected” ( A119).
• When recording movies in HD or Full HD, monitor display
changes to an aspect ratio of 16:9 with movie recording
(the area indicated on the right is recorded).
• When Movie frame+auto info is selected for Photo info of Monitor settings
( A147) in the setup menu, the movie frame can be displayed on the monitor before
recording movies.
• When the rotary multi selector K is pressed during movie recording, the exposure is
locked. To unlock, press K again.
• The approximate remaining movie length is displayed during recording.
• Recording stops automatically when the maximum movie length has been recorded.
3
Press the
b (e movie-record) button to end recording.
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Note on Saving Movies
After a movie has been recorded, it is not fully saved to the internal memory or memory card until
monitor display returns to the shooting display. Do not open the battery-chamber/memory card
slot cover before movies have been fully saved. Removing the memory card or the battery while a
movie is being saved may result in loss of the movie data or damage to the camera or to the memory
card.
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