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7. Recording Motion Pictures
Applicable modes: 
Record motion pictures and pictures with superimposed 
recording dates.
• You cannot delete recording dates after superimposing 
them.
Settings: [ON]/[OFF]
• Recording dates based on the [Clock Set] setting are recorded.
• The recording date display is recorded to the bottom left of t he screen.
Recording images with superimposed recording dates ([Time Stamp  
Rec])
>  [Motion Picture]  > [Time Stamp Rec]
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Applicable modes: 
Display color bars and output a test tone.
1Select the menu. (P55)
• Color bars will be displayed and a test tone will be output.
• You can set the test tone level from among three options ( s12 dB,  s18 dB, and  s20 dB) 
by rotating the control dial.
• If you press the motion picture button, the color bars and the  test tone will be recorded as 
a motion picture.
2Press [MENU/SET] to exit the menu.
Displaying color bars/Outputting a test tone
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Recording Motion Pictures in Creative Video 
Mode
Recording Mode: 
It is possible to manually change the aperture, shutter speed and ISO sensitivity and 
record motion pictures.
You can record motion picture with additional effects, such as the following:
1Set the mode dial to [ ].
2Select the menu. (P55)
• The operation for changing the aperture value or shutter speed  is the same as the 
operation for setting the mode dial to  ,  ,   or  .
Recording in Slow or Fast...

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3Press the motion picture button (or shutter button) to start recording.
• The operational sound of the zoom or button operation may be r ecorded when it is 
operated during the recording of a motion picture.
Using touch icons allows silent operation while recording motio n pictures.
4Press the motion picture button (or shutter button) again to st op 
recording.
∫ Changing the [AUTO] ISO sensitivity settings
Set the upper and lower limits of the [AUTO] ISO sensitivity. 1...

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In Creative Video Mode, you can use [Like709] in [Photo Style], which compresses 
overexposed portions to enable recording with minimum saturation.
1Set the mode dial to [ ].2Select the menu.  (P55)
3Press 2/1  to select [Like709] and then press [Fn2].
4Press  2/1  to select the Knee Mode setting, and press [MENU/SET].
Recording with minimum white saturation by compressing 
overexposed portions (Knee)
>  [Motion Picture]  > [Photo Style]
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You can set the frame rate for recording.
Slow motion pictures (overcrank recording)
Set a frame rate that provides more frames than the frame rate in [Rec Quality] does.
Example: If you set [FHD/8bit/100M/24p] to [48] and record a motion picture, a slow 
motion effect of 1/2 can be gained.
Fast motion pictures (undercrank recording)
Set a frame rate that provides less frames than the frame rate  in [Rec Quality] does.
Example: If you set [FHD/8bit/100M/24p] to [12] and...

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1Set the mode dial to [ ].2Select an item that supports [Variable Frame Rate]. (P176)
• [MP4] does not support [Variable Frame Rate].
• Items available for recording with a [Variable Frame Rate] are  indicated as [VFR available] 
on the screen.
3Select the menu.  (P55)
4Press 2/1  to select the frame rate you will record 
the item with.
• You can select a value from [2] to [180] ([60] for [Rec 
Quality] set to [4K], [48] for [Rec Quality] set to [C4K/8bit/
100M/24p]).
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The camera moves focus from the current position to a pre-registered position.
1Set the mode dial to [ ].
2Select the menu. (P55)
3Press [ ].
4Press 3/4 /2 /1  to select the focus position and then press [MENU/SET].5Set the focus position.• This is the same operation as Manual Focus operation.  (P101)
6Press [MENU/SET].• To register focus positions to other items, repeat steps 2 through 4.
• Set the items below as needed.
7Press  3/4  to select [Start] and then press...

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By cropping your motion picture down from the 4K angle of view to Full High Definition, 
you can record a motion picture that pans and zooms in/out whil e leaving the camera in a 
fixed position.
• The motion picture size automatically changes to [FHD].
• Hold the camera firmly in place while recording.
1Set the mode dial to [ ].2Select the menu.  (P55)
3Set the cropping start frame.ACropping start frame
• When making settings for the first time, a cropping start  frame...

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4Repeat step 3, and then set the cropping end frame.BCropping end frame
• The setting of the Auto Focus Mode switches to [ š].
(The eye to be in focus is not indicated.)
5Press the motion picture button (or shutter button) 
to start recording.
C Elapsed recording time
D Set operating time
• Immediately release the motion picture button (or the  shutter button) after pressing it.
• When the set operating time has elapsed, recording 
automatically ends.
To end recording...