Recording Voice Memos
Voice memos up to 60 seconds long can be added to photographs.
During Playback
To add voice memos to selected pictures during playback:
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Select the photograph.
Only one voice memo can be recorded per picture; additional voice memos cannot be recorded for pictures already marked with a h icon. The existing voice memo must be deleted before another can be recorded (Deleting Voice Memos).
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Hold the Fn3 (C) button.
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Recording starts when the button is pressed and ends when it is released.
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A C icon is displayed while recording is in progress.
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Release the Fn3 (C) button.
Recording will end.
During recording, a flashing C icon and a countdown timer showing the recording time remaining will be displayed
in the rear control panel.
Recording can also be initiated by highlighting [] in the playback i menu and pressing J. To end recording, press the center of the multi selector.
During Shooting
A voice memo can be recorded with the most recent photograph during shooting. Recording can be initiated automatically or manually.
Automatic Recording
If [] is selected for [] > [] in the setup menu, recording will begin automatically when you lift your finger
from the shutter-release button after shooting.
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The recording time can be selected using [].
Automatic recording is not available when [] is selected for [] in the playback menu.
Voice memos will not be recorded automatically during:
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live view,
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focus shift, or
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time-lapse movie recording
Manual Recording
Voice memos can be manually added to the most recent photograph.
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Before proceeding, select [] for [] > [] in the setup menu.
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To record a voice memo, hold the Fn3 (C) button; recording will continue while the button is pressed.
An icon is displayed in the rear control panel when [] or [] is selected for [].
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On (Auto and manual) |
Manual only |
If a voice memo has been recorded for the most recent photograph, a C icon will be displayed in the rear control panel.
During playback, the presence of a voice memo is indicated by a h icon.
Pressing the shutter-release button or operating other camera controls may end recording. During interval-timer photography, recording ends about two seconds before the next shot is taken; recording also ends when the camera is turned off.
Voice memos for pictures taken with two memory cards inserted and [], [], or [] selected for [] in the photo shooting menu are recorded with the copies on both cards. This applies whether the voice memo is recorded from the i menu or manually after shooting.
Voice memo file names have the form “DSC_nnnn.WAV”. The voice memo has the same file number (“nnnn”) as the picture with which it is associated. For example, the voice memo for the image “DSC_0002.JPG” would have the file name “DSC_0002.WAV.” Voice memo file names can be viewed on a computer.
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Voice memos for photos recorded with [] selected for [] in the photo shooting menu have names of the form “_DSCnnnn.WAV”.
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Voice memos for photos recorded with a prefix other than [] selected for [] in the photo shooting menu will be recorded with the selected prefix in place of [].