Recording and playing back movies

Display the shooting screen.
- Check the remaining amount of movie recording time on the screen.
Press the ( movie-record) button.
- The camera starts recording a movie. The camera focuses in the center of the frame.
Press the () button to end recording.
Select a movie in full-frame playback mode and press the multi selector .
- An image with the movie playback guide (1) displayed is a movie.

Area captured in movies

The area that is captured in a movie varies depending on [Movie frame size].
When recording movies while the camera settings menu [Electronic VR] is set to [Auto], the angle of view (i.e., the area visible in the frame) is narrow compared to that of still images.

Maximum movie recording time

Individual movie files cannot exceed 29 minutes in length, even when there is sufficient free space on the memory card for longer recording. The maximum size of a single movie file is 4 GB.
If a file exceeds 4 GB even when you record for less than 29 minutes, recording ends.

The remaining recording time for a single movie is displayed on the shooting screen.
The actual remaining recording time may vary depending on the movie content, subject movement, or type of memory card.
Memory cards with an SD Speed Class rating of 6 (Video Speed Class V6) or faster are recommended for recording movies. When using a memory card with a lower Speed Class rating, movie recording may stop unexpectedly.
Memory cards that can be used

Notes about camera temperature

The camera may become hot when recording movies for an extended period of time or when the camera is used in a hot area.
If the inside of the camera becomes extremely hot when recording movies, the camera will automatically stop recording. The amount of time remaining until the camera stops recording (10s) is displayed and a countdown starts.
After the camera stops recording, it turns itself off.
Leave the camera off until the inside of the camera has cooled.

Notes about movie recording

Notes about saving images or movies

The indicator showing the number of exposures remaining or the indicator showing the remaining recording time flashes, or [Please wait for the camera to finish recording.] is displayed while images or movies are being saved. Do not open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover or remove the battery or memory card while an indicator is flashing. Doing this could result in loss of data, or in damage to the camera or the memory card.

Notes about recorded movies

The optical zoom ratio cannot be changed once recording starts.
There may be some degradation in image quality when digital zoom is used.
The sounds of multi selector operation, autofocus lens drive movement, and aperture operation when brightness changes may be recorded.
The following phenomena may be seen on the screen while recording movies. These phenomena are saved in the recorded movies.
- Banding may occur in images under fluorescent, mercury-vapor, or sodium-vapor lighting.
- Subjects that move quickly from one side of the frame to the other, such as a moving train or car, may appear skewed.
- The entire movie image may be skewed when the camera is panned.
- Lighting or other bright areas may leave residual images when the camera is moved.
Depending on the distance to the subject or the amount of zoom applied, colored stripes may appear on subjects with repeating patterns (fabrics, lattice windows, etc.) during movie recording and playback. This occurs when the pattern in the subject and the layout of the image sensor interfere with each other; it is not a malfunction.

Notes about autofocus for movie recording

For “Subjects not suitable for autofocus”, autofocus may not perform as expected. Should this occur, try the following:
Frame another subject (positioned at the same distance from the camera as the intended subject) in the center of the frame, press the ( movie-record) button to start recording, and modify the composition.