Shooting Videos

The memory card access lamp will light while the video is being recorded. Do not remove the memory card or battery.

A 0 icon indicates that videos cannot be recorded.

• Video recording will end automatically if:

  • the maximum length is reached,

  • the battery is exhausted,

  • you choose a different shooting mode,

  • you switch modes using the photo/video selector,

  • the lens is removed, or

  • the camera’s internal temperature rises.

• Sounds made by the camera may be audible in footage recorded:

  • during autofocus,

  • during vibration reduction, or

  • when power aperture is used.

During video recording, the camera or memory cards may become hot and a high-temperature warning or memory card high-temperature warning may appear in the shooting display. Wait for the camera to cool and the warnings to clear from the display before handling the camera, battery, or memory cards.

• You may notice the following in the shooting display. These phenomena will also be visible in any photos or footage recorded with the camera:

  • flicker or banding in scenes lit by such sources as fluorescent, mercury vapor, or sodium lamps,

  • distortion during motion (individual subjects such as trains or cars moving at high speed through the frame may be distorted, or the entire frame may appear distorted when the camera is panned horizontally),

  • jagged edges, color fringing, moiré, or bright spots,

  • bright regions or bands in scenes lit by flashing signs and other intermittent light sources or when the subject is briefly illuminated by a strobe or other bright, momentary light source, or

  • flicker when power aperture is used during video recording.

• Note that noise (randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines) and unexpected colors may appear if you use the X button to zoom in on the view through the lens.

• When recording, avoid pointing the camera at the sun or other powerful light sources. Failure to observe this precaution could result in damage to the camera’s internal circuitry.