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3Begin buffering.
4Shoot.
Smoothly press the shutter-release
button the rest of the way down. The
camera will record a photograph,
together with about 1.6 s of movie
footage beginning before and ending
after the time the shutter-release but-
ton was pressed all the way down.
Note that some time may be required.
When recording is complete, the pho-
tograph will be displayed for a few
seconds. Press the shutter-release button half-
way to focus ( 034). A  & icon will be
displayed as the camera begins
recording footage to the memory buf-
fer.
ABuffering
Buffering begins when the shutter- release button is pressed halfway
and ends after about 90 seconds or when the shutter-release button is
pressed all the way down.
Shutter-release  button pressed 
halfway to focus Shutter-release button 
pressed all the way  down Shooting ends
Buffering 
						

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AMotion Snapshot Mode
Movies can not be recorded using the movie-record button and the
flash can not be used.
AThe  & (Feature) Menu ( 011)
Pressing  & in Motion Snapshot mode displays the following items:
1Shooting mode ..................................... 62Exposure mode .................................1613Shutter speed ............................... 68, 704Aperture......................................... 69, 705ISO sensitivity ....................................1726Movie before/after ............................. 91
File format ............................................ 92
Audio ..................................................... 92
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❚❚Movie Before/After
Use the  Movie before/after  option in the & (feature) menu
( 0 90) to choose whether the movie portions of Motion Snap-
shots end when the shutter-release button is pressed all the way
or about 0.6 s after (0 88). If 1.6 s : 0 s is selected, the photo-
graph used for the Motion Snapshot will feature the last frame of
the movie.
1.0 s : 0.6 s Movie footage starts about a second before the shutter-
release button is pressed all the way down and ends about
0.6 s after.
1.6 s : 0 s
The camera records about 1.6 s of movie footage, ending
when the shutter-release button
 is pressed all the way down.
Shutter-release button 
pressed halfwayShutter-release button 
pressed all the way down
1.0 s 0.6 s
Movie footage
Shutter-release button 
pressed halfway Shutter-release button 
pressed all the way down
1.6 s
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❚❚File Format
The  File format  option in the  & menu can be used to choose the
file format for Motion Snapshots.
❚❚ Audio
NMS files Motion Snapshots are recorded as a MOV file about 4 s long
and a JPEG image. Motion Snapshots can only be viewed on
the camera or using ViewNX-i (0
140).
MOV fileMotion Snapshots are recorded as a MOV file about 10 s
long that can be viewed in a variety of computer applica-
tions. The Motion Snapshot is not displayed automatically
when shooting ends (
089); for information on viewing
Motion Snapshot movies, see page 46.
To record about four seconds of sound
with Motion Snapshots beginning at the
start of movie recording, use the multi
selector and  J button to select  Ambient
for  Audio  in the  & (feature) menu.
Motion Snapshots can also be recorded
with background music ( Background
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Viewing Motion Snapshots
Deleting Motion Snapshots
To delete the current Motion Snapshot,
press O. A confirmation dialog will be dis-
played; press  O again to delete the photo
and movie and return to playback, or
press  K to exit without deleting the file.
Note that once deleted, Motion Snapshots
can not be recovered .
Press 
K and use the multi selector to dis-
play a Motion Snapshot ( 037; Motion
Snapshots are indicated by a  z icon).
Pressing the  J button or tapping the  M
icon when a Motion Snapshot is dis-
played plays back the movie portion in
slow motion over a period of about 4 s,
followed by the photo; playback is
accompanied by the audio track selected
using the  Audio option ( 092). To end
playback and return to shooting mode,
press the shutter-release button halfway.
K  button
O button 
						

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More on Photography
This section describes the other features you can use when tak-
ing pictures.
Live image control lets you preview how
changes to each control will affect the final
photography. Live image controls are available
in the modes shown at right (in modes other
than auto, live image controls are available
only when hScene auto selector  is selected
for exposure mode,  0161). In advanced
movie mode, live image controls apply to HD, fast-motion, jump-
cut, and 4-second movies. In best moment capture mode, live
image controls apply to Active Selection and slow view.
1Choose a live image control.
2Choose a setting.
Live Image Control
Press  J in the shooting display, then
highlight an option and press  J to
view the selected control. For more
information, see page 95.
Rotate the multi selector to adjust the
control, using the preview in the mon-
itor as your guide. Press  J when the
control is adjusted to your satisfaction.
For information on using the creative
palette, see page 96. 
						

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Y Active D-Lighting : Preserve details in
highlights and shadows for natural con-
trast.Increase effect
Reduce effect
Active D-Lighting: High Active D-Lighting: Low
5  Background softening : Soften back-
ground details to make your subject
stand out, or bring both background and
foreground into focus.Sharpen background
Soften background
Background sharp Background softened
6  Motion control  (auto mode only): Sug-
gest motion by blurring moving objects,
or “freeze” motion to capture moving
objects clearly.Freeze motion
Blur motion
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E Brightness control: Make pictures brighter
or darker.Brighter
Darker
Brighter Darker
4 Creative palette : To choose a creative effect, rotate the multi
selector or use a finger to rotate the creative palette in the mon-
itor. The selected effect is visible in the monitor and changes
gradually as the palette is rotated (to reset the palette, tap  Reset
while the creative palette cursor is displayed).
Photographs and movies will be recorded with the selected
effect, but note that tap shooting options are not available when
the creative palette is displayed ( 0111).
DLive Image Control
Continuous shooting is not available ( 097) and the built-in flash can
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Shoot a continuous series (burst) of photographs.
1Display release mode options.
2Select I.
3Select a frame rate.
Highlight the desired frame rate and
press  J. Frame rate is expressed in
terms of the number of frames
recorded per second (fps); choose
from frame rates of approximately 5,
10, 20, 30, and 60 fps ( I, Q , R ,
S , and  T, respectively). Except when  I is selected, the
maximum number of shots that can be recorded in a single
burst is 20.
4Frame your subject and shoot.
Continuous Mode
Press  4 (C ) to display release mode
options.
Highlight  I (continuous) and press  2
to display frame rate options.
Press the shutter-release button all
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DContinuous Mode
Only one picture will be taken if the flash fires when I  is selected; at
settings of 10, 20, 30, and 60 fps,  the built-in flash will not fire.
While photographs are being recorded to the memory card, the mem-
ory card access lamp will light. Depending on shooting conditions and
memory card write speed, recording may take some time. If the battery
is exhausted before all photographs are recorded, the shutter release
will be disabled and the remaining images transferred to the memory
card.
Continuous shooting is not available with live image controls ( 094) or
in self-portrait, creative, best moment capture, advanced movie, or
Motion Snapshot mode.
AViewing Pictures Taken in Continuous Mode
Each burst plays back as a group. This can be changed using the
Sequence display options  item in the playback menu ( 0152).
ABuffer Size
The camera is equipped with a memory buf-
fer for temporary storage, allowing shooting
to continue while photographs are being
saved to the memory card. The approximate
number of images that can be stored in the
memory buffer at current settings is dis-
played while the shutter-release button is
pressed halfway (this number is an approximation only and varies with
shooting conditions). The illustrati on shows the display when space
remains in the buffer for about 20 pictures.
ASingle Frame
To take only one picture each time the shutter-release button is
pressed all the way down, select 8  (single frame) for release mode.
Single frame is not available in sports mode.