Nikon S4100 - Manual (Page 138)

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Movie Recording and Playback
Recording Movies
Movies with sound can be recorded.
• The maximum file size for a single movie is 2 GB or the maximum movie length
for a single movie is 29 minutes, even when there is sufficient free space on the
memory card for longer recording (
A 129).
• When no memory card is inserted (when recording in the internal memory),
Movie options ( A 128) is set to y VGA (640×480) by default. N HD
720p (1280×720) cannot be selected.
1
Turn on the camera and be sure that it is in
shooting mode.
Movies can be recorded in any shooting mode ( A 40).
2
Press the b (e movie-record)
button to start movie recording.
Recording begins after the monitor turns off
briefly.
The camera focuses at the center of the
frame. Focus areas are not displayed during
recording.
When the Shooting option in Monitor settings
(
A 152) in the setup menu is set to View/hide movie
frame, a frame indicating the area captured in the
recorded movie can be displayed before recording starts.
When N HD 720p (1280×720) (default setting) is
selected for Movie options (
A 128), monitor display
changes to an aspect ratio of 16:9 with movie recording
(the area indicated at right is recorded).
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 again 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 while movies are being
saved could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card.
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