Recording Voice Memos
Voice memos up to 60 seconds long can be added to photographs.
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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 b button.
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Audio is recorded while the button is pressed.
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During recording, the camera displays a b icon and a countdown of the remaining recording time, in seconds.
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Release the b button.
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Recording will end.
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Pictures with voice memos are indicated by h icons.
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Voice memos cannot be added to videos or Image Dust Off reference data.
Voice memos cannot be recorded if:
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the photo/video selector is rotated to 1 or
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a multiple exposure is in progress.
Touch controls are disabled and other pictures cannot be displayed while recording is in progress.
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.
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 picture “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 “DSC” selected for [] in the photo shooting menu will be recorded with the selected prefix in place of “DSC”.
Recording can also be initiated by highlighting [] in the playback i menu and pressing J. To end recording, press J a second time.