Sony DSC-P9 - Manual (Page 69)

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Shooting movies
Mode dial:
You can shoot movies (MPEG movies).
Before operation
Set [MOVING IMAGE] to [MPEG
MOVIE] in the SET UP settings (pages 50,
92).
a Set the mode dial to .
b Press MENU.
The menu appears.
c Select (IMAGE SIZE) using
b / B , and select the desired
mode using v / V .
You can choose from 320 (HQX),
320×240, or 160×112.
See page 87 for the recording time
allowed for each screen size.
d Press the shutter button fully
down.
“RECORDING” appears on the screen
and the camera starts recording the
image.
• When the capacity of the “Memory Stick”
is used up, recording stops.
• For details on the recording time for
movies, see page 87.
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Press the shutter button fully
down again to stop recording.
Indicators on the screen while
you are shooting movies
These indicators are not recorded.
Each time you press DSPL/LCD ON/OFF,
the status of the LCD screen changes as
follows: Indicators OFF
t LCD OFF t
Indicators ON. See page 99 for a detailed
description of the indicated items.
To shoot close-ups (Macro)
Set the mode dial to and follow the
procedure on page 22.
To shoot with a self-timer
Set the mode dial to and follow the
procedure on page 23.
• You cannot use a flash.
• You cannot write the date and time on the
image.
• You cannot use the zoom while shooting
movies.
Mode dial
Control button
MENU
DSPL/LCD ON/OFF
Shutter button
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160 60 min
Enjoying movies