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3 Setting the Movie-recording Size
Total Movie Recording Time and File Size Per Minute
Due to file system limitations, if t he file size of a single movie clip 
reaches 4 GB, movie shooting wi ll stop automatically. At [1920x1080] 
and [1280x720 ], the maximum recording time of a single movie clip will 
be approx. 12 min. At [ 640x480] and [Crop 640x480 ], the maximum 
recording time of a single movie cl ip will be approx. 24 min. To shoot a 
movie again, press the < A> button. (A new movie file starts being 
recorded.)
Movie-recording SizeTotal Recording Time (approx.)File Size8GB Card16GB Card
[ 1920x1080 ]6
22 min. 44 min. 330 MB/min.
5
4
[ 1280x720 ] 8
22 min. 44 min. 330 MB/min.
7
[ 640x480 ]
[ Crop 640x480] 8
46 min. 1 hr. 32 min. 165 MB/min.
7
  An increase of the ca mera’s internal temperature may cause movie 
shooting to stop be fore the maximum record ing time shown above 
(p.173).
  The maximum recording time of one movie clip is 29 min. 59 sec. 
Depending on the subject and the increase in the camera’s internal 
temperature, the movie shooting might  stop sooner than 29 min. 59 sec.
With ZoomBrowser EX/ImageBrowser (p rovided software), you can extract 
a still image from the movi e. The still image quality will be as follows: 
Approx. 2 megapixels at [ 1920x1080], approx. 1 me gapixel at [1280x720], 
and approx. 300,00 0 pixels at [640x480].
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The menu options under the [n], 
[o ], and [Z ] tabs are explained 
below. Note that the settings under the 
[n ], [o ], and [ Z] menu tabs will 
take effect only when the Mode Dial is 
set to < k>. They will not take effect 
when the Mode Dial is set to any another 
shooting mode.
[ n ] Menu
 Movie exposure
Normally, set this option to [ Auto].
Setting [Movie exposure ] to [Manual ] enables you to manually set 
the ISO speed, shutter speed, and aperture for movie shooting 
(p.174).
  AF mode
The AF modes will be the same  as described on pages 160-166. 
You can select [ Live mode], [u  Live mode ], or [Quick mode ]. Note 
that continuous focusing of a moving subject is not possible.
  AF with shutter button during  k (movie recording)
When [Enable ] is set, AF is possible during movie shooting. 
However, continuous autofocusing is  not possible. If you autofocus 
during movie shooting, you might  momentarily throw the focus way 
off or change the exposure.
If the AF mode is [Quick mode ], AF will be executed in Live mode.
3 Menu Function Settings
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3 Menu Function Settings
 AF and metering buttons for  k
You can change the function assigned  to the halfway pressing of the 
shutter button, the AF start butto n, and the AE lock button. You can 
assign the following functions to  the buttons in one of ten 
combinations: Metering & AF start, AE  lock, metering start, AF stop, 
and no function.
  k ISO speed setting increments
You can set the ISO speed manually in 1/3- or 1-stop increments.
  k Highlight tone priority
If [ Enable ] is set, highlight detail will be improved. The dynamic 
range is expanded from the standard  18% gray to bright highlights. 
The gradation between the grays a nd highlights becomes smoother. 
The settable ISO speed range will be ISO 200-6400. The Auto 
Lighting Optimizer will also be set automatically to [ Disable] and 
cannot be changed.
The AF mode you set will also take effe ct for Live View shooting (except for 
[ Crop 640x480 ]).
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3 Menu Function Settings
[o ] Menu
 Sound recording
Normally, the built-in microphone will 
record monaural sound. Stereo sound 
recording is possible by connecting an 
external microphone equipped with a 
stereo mini plug (3.5mm dia.) to the 
camera’s external microphone IN 
terminal (p.16). When an external 
microphone is connected, sound 
recording will switch automatically to the 
external microphone.
[Sound rec. ] options
[Auto] : The sound recording level will be adjusted 
automatically. Auto level control will operate 
automatically in response to the sound level.
[Manual ] : For advanced users. You can adjust the sound 
recording level to one of 64 levels. 
Select [ Rec. level ] and look at the level meter while 
turning the < 5> dial to adjust the sound recording 
level. While looking at the peak hold indicator 
(Approx. 3 sec.), adjust so that the level meter 
sometimes lights up the “1 2” (-12 dB) mark on the 
right for the loudest sounds. If it exceeds “0,” the 
sound will be distorted.
[Disable ] : Sound will not be recorded.
Level meter
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3 Menu Function Settings
[Wind filter ]
If [ Enable ] is set, outdoor wind noise  entering the microphone will 
be reduced. Note that, some low-tone noise might also be 
reduced. When shooting in places where there is no wind, set this 
to [Disable] for a more natural sound recording.
  Silent shooting
This function applies to  still photo shooting (p.159).
  Metering timer
You can change how long the exposure setting is to be displayed 
(AE lock time) when the < A> is pressed.
  Grid display
With [Grid 1 l] or [ Grid 2 m], you can display grid lines.
 The sound volume balance between L  (left) and R (right) cannot be 
adjusted.
 
The 48 kHz sampling frequency will be 16 -bit recordings for both L and R.
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3 Menu Function Settings
[Z ] Menu
 Exposure compensation
Although exposure compensation  can be set up to ±5 stops, 
exposure compensation for movies can be set only up to ±3 stops. 
For still photos, exposure compensati on can be set up to ±5 stops.
  Auto Lighting Optimizer
The Auto Lighting Optimizer can  be set as explained on page 101. It 
will be applied to both movie shoot ing and still photos taken during 
movie shooting.
If the [ n] menu tab’s [ kHighlight tone priority ] is set to 
[Enable ], the Auto Lighting Optimizer will be set automatically to 
[Disable ] and cannot be changed.
  Picture Style
The Picture Style can be set as ex plained on pages 90-95. It will be 
applied to both movie shooting and still photos taken during movie 
shooting.
  White balance
The white balance can be set as ex plained on pages 96-98. It will be 
applied to both movie shooting and still photos taken during movie 
shooting.
  Custom White Balance
As explained on page 97, the image  for custom white balance can 
be selected.
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Notes on Movie Shooting
Recording and Image Quality
 If the attached lens has an Image Stabilizer, the Image Stabilizer will 
operate at all times even  if you do not press the shutter button halfway. 
The Image Stabilizer will thereb y consume battery power and may 
shorten the total movie shooting time or  decrease the number of possible 
shots. If you use a tripod or if the Im age Stabilizer is not necessary, you 
should set the IS switch to < 2>.
  The camera’s built-in microphone will  also pick up camera operation 
noise. If you use a co mmercially-available external microphone, you can 
prevent (or reduce) these no ises from being recorded.
  Do not connect anything other than an external microphone to the 
camera’s external micr ophone IN terminal.
  Autofocusing during movie shooting  is not recommended since it might 
momentarily throw the focus way off or  change the exposure. Even if the 
AF mode has be en set to [Quick mode], it will switch to the Live mode 
during movie shooting.
  If movie shooting is not possible due  to insufficient remaining capacity of 
the card, the movie recording size  and movie shooting remaining time 
(p.176) will be displayed in red.
  If you use a card having a slow  writing speed, a five-level 
indicator might appear on the  right of the screen during 
movie shooting. It indicates ho w much data has not yet been 
written to the card (remaining ca pacity of the internal buffer 
memory). The slower the card, the faster the indicator will 
climb upward. If the indicator  becomes full, movie shooting 
will stop automatically. 
If the card has a fast writing sp eed, the indicator will either 
not appear or the level (if disp layed) will hardly go upward. 
First, shoot a few test mo vies to see if the card can write fast enough. 
If you take still photos  during movie shooting,  the movie shooting might 
stop. Setting a low image-recording qu ality for still images might resolve 
this problem. Indicator
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Notes on Movie Shooting
Playback and TV connection
 If the brightness changes  during autoexposure movi e shooting, that part 
might look momentarily still  when you playback the movie. In such cases, 
shoot movies with manual exposure.
  If you connect the  camera to a TV set with an HDMI cable (p.209) and 
shoot a movie in [ 1920x1080] or [1280x720 ], the movie being shot will 
be displayed at a small size on the TV . However, the actual movie will be 
properly recorded at the movi e recording size that was set.
  If you connect the  camera to a TV set (p.209 , 212) and shoot a movie, 
the TV will not output any sound  during the shooting. However, the 
sound will be p roperly recorded.
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Image Playback
This chapter explains how to playback and erase 
photos and movies, how to display images on a TV 
screen, and other playback-related functions.
About images taken with another camera:The camera might not be able to properly display images captured 
with a different camera or edited wi th a computer or whose file name 
was changed.
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1Playback the image.
 Press the < x> button.
X The last captured image or last image 
viewed will appear.
2Select the image.
 To playback images starting with the last 
image, turn the  dial counterclockwise.  
To playback images starting with the first 
captured image, turn the dial clockwise.
  Each time you press the < B> 
button, the display format will change.
3Exit the image playback.
  Press the < x> button to exit the 
image playback and return to 
shooting-ready state.
x  Image Playback
Single Image Display
No information
Histogram With basic information
With detailed information
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