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4.Use [
] and [] to
specify the length of
the past part (the part
before [
] (MOVIE)
is pressed), and then
press [].
• Times can be specified
in one-second units.
• The total short movie
length (past part plus
future part) can be the
range of two seconds to
eight seconds.
• You can specify 0 seconds for the length of the past
part or the future part.
• The length of the past part can be from 0 to five
seconds.
5.Use [
] and [] to specify the length of the
future part (the after part [
] (MOVIE) is
pressed), and then press [].
Past part Future part
MOTION PRINT
6.Use [
] and [] to select the MOTION PRINT
layout format you want, and then press [SET].
Select thissetting:
9 frames
1 frame
Off To do this:
Store a capture of the
image at the point []
(MOVIE) is pressed to
start Short Movie
recording, and display it
on a background of eight
frames
Store a capture of the
image at the point [
]
(MOVIE) is pressed to
start Short Movie
recording
Turn off MOTION PRINT (no snapshot stored)
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7.Point the camera at the subject and then
press [
] (MOVIE).
• This will record a movie of the length specified by the
time values you specified in steps 3 and 4.
Recording stops automatically.
• To stop recording part way through, press [
]
(MOVIE) again.
 IMPORTANT! 
• Note that Short Movie data is continually recorded
and stored in a buffer before you press []
(MOVIE). Be sure to keep the camera still and
pointed in the direction of the subject for some time
before you press [
] (MOVIE) to start recording.
• When a Short Movie record operation starts future
part recording, the monitor screen will show a
countdown of the remaining recording time.
Recording continues until the end of the countdown
is reached.
Recording a Past Movie
Past Movie uses a 5-second buffer that is continually
updated. Pressing [] (MOVIE) starts recording from five
seconds prior to the point [] (MOVIE) is pressed. Use
Past Movie when you want to make sure you do not miss
fast-moving action.
RecordStore
Stores the 
previous 
5 seconds. Action ➝
Recording  
of the future  
part starts.Recording 
ends.Storage
complete. Operation ➝
Press [      ] MOVIEPress [      ] MOVIE
1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
2.Use [
], [], [] and [] to select the “Past
Movie” scene, and then press [SET].
• Selecting the “Past Movie” scene causes “” to
appear on the monitor screen.
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3.Point the camera at the subject and then
press [
] (MOVIE).
• This will record anything that went on in front of the
lens during the previous five seconds and continue
recording from the point that [
] (MOVIE) was
pressed. Recording can continue as long as there is
memory available to store data.
4.To stop recording, press [] (MOVIE) again.
 IMPORTANT! 
• Note that Past Movie data is continually recorded
and stored in a buffer before you press []
(MOVIE). Be sure to keep the camera still and
pointed in the direction of the subject for some time
before you press [
] (MOVIE) to start recording.

Movie Recording Precautions
• This camera also records audio. Note the following points
when recording a movie.
— Take care that you do not
block the microphone
with your fingers.
— Good recording results
are not possible when the
camera is too far from the
subject.
— Operating camera
buttons during recording
can cause button noise to
be included in the audio.
— Movie audio is recorded
in monaural.
• Very bright light inside of an image can cause a vertical
band to appear in the monitor screen image. This is a
CCD phenomenon known as “vertical smear”, and does
not indicate malfunction of the camera. Note that vertical
smear is not recorded with the image in the case of a
snapshot, but it is recorded in the case of a movie.
Microphone
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• The movie recording capacity of built-in memory is very
small. Use of a memory card (page 169) is recommended
when recording movies.
• Certain types of memory cards take longer to record data,
which can cause movie frames to be dropped. 
 andREC flash on the monitor screen during recording to let
you know when a frame has been dropped. Use of an SD
memory card with a maximum transfer speed of at least
10MB per second is recommended.
• Optical zoom is disabled during movie recording. Digital
zoom only is available. Make sure you select the optical
zoom setting you want to use before you press [
]
(MOVIE) to start movie recording (page 56).
• You can use Anti Shake to reduce the effects of hand
movement during movie recording. See “Reducing the
Effects of Hand or Subject Movement” (page 90) for
details.
• Turning on Anti Shake makes the movie image appear as
if have been zoomed by about 10%.
• The effects of camera movement in an image become
more pronounced when you record close ups or recording
with a large zoom factor. Because of this, use of a tripod
is recommended when recording close ups or recording
with a large zoom factor.
• Images may be out of focus if the subject is outside the
shooting range of the camera.• Focus is fixed in the Auto Focus mode and Macro mode.
• Movie recording is not possible while any one of the
following BEST SHOT scenes is being used (page 85).
Business Cards and Documents, Whiteboard etc., Old
Photo, Voice Recording
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 IMPORTANT! 
• Snapshot during movie recording is not possible
while any one of the following BEST SHOT scenes is
being used (page 85).
Short Movie, Past Movie
• Movie recording (image and audio) is interrupted for
a few seconds when a snapshot is recorded.
 NOTE 
• During movie recording, you can press [] ( ) to
cycle through the flash mode settings for snapshot
recording (page 60). Select the flash mode you want
to use before recording the snapshot.
• You can use the key customization feature (page
112) to assign functions to [] and [] that can be
accessed during snapshot and movie recording.
Recording a Snapshot during Movie
Recording (Snapshot-In-Movie)
You can use the procedure below to record a snapshot
during movie recording.
1.Point the camera at the subject you want to
record, and then press [
] (MOVIE).
• This will start movie recording.
2.When you want to record a snapshot, press
the shutter button.
• This will record the snapshot and return to movie
recording.
• To stop movie recording, press [
] (MOVIE) again.
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Recording Audio
Adding Audio to a Snapshot
You can add audio to a snapshot after you record it.
• Image Format: JPEG
JPEG is an image format that provides efficient data
compression.
The file extension of a JPEG file is “.JPG”.
• Audio Format: WAVE/ADPCM recording format
This is the Windows standard format for audio recording.
The file extension of a WAVE/ADPCM file is “.WAV”.
• Recording Time:
Up to about 30 seconds per image
• Audio File Size:
Approximately 165KB (30-second recording of
approximately 5.5KB per second)
 NOTE 
• You can play back an audio file recorded in the
Audio Snapshot mode on your computer using
Windows Media Player.
1.In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.Select the “REC” tab, select “Audio Snap”,
and then press [].
3.Use [
] and [] to select “On” and then press
[SET].
• This enters the Audio Snapshot mode.
• Selecting “Off” enters the Normal Snapshot mode
(no audio).
4.Press the shutter
button to record the
image.
• After the image is
recorded, the camera
enters audio recording
standby, with the image
you just recorded on the
monitor screen and
displays a 
 indicator.
• You can cancel audio recording standby by pressing
[MENU].
Remaining recording time
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5.Press the shutter button to start audio
recording.
• The operation lamp will flash green while recording is
in progress.
6.Recording stops after about 30 seconds or
when you press the shutter button.
 IMPORTANT! 
• Audio snapshot recording is not supported (audio
cannot be recorded) for the following types of
recording: “X3” self-timer recording (Triple Self-
timer), snapshot recording during movie recording.
Recording Your Voice
Voice Recording provides quick and easy recording of your
voice.
• Audio Format: WAVE/ADPCM recording format
This is the Windows standard format for audio recording.
The file extension of a WAVE/ADPCM file is “.WAV”.
• Recording Time:
Approximately 25 minutes with built-in memory
• Audio File Size:
Approximately 165KB (30-second recording of
approximately 5.5KB per second)
 NOTE 
• You can play back files recorded with Voice
Recording on your computer using Windows Media
Player.
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1.In the REC mode, press [BS] (BEST SHOT).
2.Use [
], [], [] and
[] to select the “Voice
Recording” scene, and
then press [SET].
• Selecting the “Voice
Recording” scene causes
“
” to appear on the
monitor screen.
3.Press the shutter button to start voice
recording.
• The remaining recording time value counts down on
the monitor screen and the operation lamp flashes
green as recording is performed.
• Pressing [
] (DISP) during voice recording turns off
the monitor screen.
• You can insert index marks while recording by
pressing [SET]. See page 146 for information about
jumping to an index mark during playback.
Remaining recording time
Recording time
4.Recording stops when you press the shutter
button, when memory becomes full, or when
the battery goes dead.
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 Audio Recording Precautions
• Take care that you do not
block the microphone with
your fingers.
• Good recording results are not possible when the camera
is too far from the subject.
• Pressing the power button or pressing [
] (PLAY) stops
recording and stores any audio recorded up to that point.
• You can also perform “after-recording” to add audio to a
snapshot after recording it, and also change the audio
recorded for an image. See page 143 for more
information.
Microphone
Using the Histogram
You can use [
] (DISP) to display a histogram on the
monitor screen (page 30). The histogram lets you check
exposure conditions as you record images. You can also
display the histogram of a recorded image in the PLAY
mode.
Histogram
• A histogram is a graph that represents the lightness of an
image in terms of the number of pixels. The vertical axis
indicates the number of pixels, while the horizontal axis
indicates lightness. You can use the histogram to
determine whether an image includes the shadowing (left
side), mid tones (center), and highlighting (right) required
to bring out sufficient image detail. If the histogram
appears too lopsided for some reason, you can use EV
shift (exposure compensation) to move it left or right in
order to achieve better balance. Optimum exposure can
be achieved by correcting exposure so the graph is as
close to the center as possible.
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• An RGB histogram that shows the distribution of R (red),
G (green), and B (blue) components is also displayed.
This histogram can be used to determine whether there is
too much or too little of each of the color components in
an image.
 NOTE 
• You can use key customization (page 112) to
configure the camera to perform exposure
compensation whenever you press [] or [] while in
the REC mode. If you do this, you can adjust
exposure compensation while viewing the on-screen
histogram (page 79).• When the histogram is too far
to the left, it means that there
are too many dark pixels.
This type of histogram results
when the overall image is
dark. A histogram that is too
far to the left may result in
“black out” of the dark areas
of an image.
• When the histogram is too far
to the right, it means that
there are too many light
pixels.
This type of histogram results
when the overall image is
light. A histogram that is too
far to the right may result in
“white out” of the light areas of
an image.
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