User's Manual

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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode / Hybrid
Auto Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
P Mode
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Still Images Movies
Shooting in Hybrid Auto Mode
You can make a short movie of the day just by shooting still images. The
camera records 2 – 4-second clips of scenes before each shot, which are
later combined in a digest movie.
1 Enter [ ] mode.
 Set the mode switch to [ ].
2 Compose the shot.
 Follow steps 3 – 4 in “Shooting (Smart
Auto)” (=
25) to compose the shot and
focus.
 For more impressive digest movies,
aim the camera at subjects about four
seconds before shooting still images.
3 Shoot.
 Follow step 4 in “Shooting (Smart Auto)”
(=
25) to shoot a still image.
 The camera records both a still image
and movie clip. The clip, which ends with
the still image and a shutter sound, forms
a single chapter in the digest movie.
• Battery life is shorter in this mode than in [ ] mode, because
digest movies are recorded for each shot.
• A digest movie may not be recorded if you shoot a still image
immediately after turning the camera on, choosing [ ] mode, or
operating the camera in other ways.
• Sounds and vibrations from operating the camera will be recorded
in digest movies.
• Digest movie quality is [ ] and cannot be changed.
• Sounds are not played when you press the shutter button halfway or trigger
the self-timer (=
114).
• Digest movies are saved as separate movie les in the following cases even if
they were recorded on the same day in [
] mode.
- The digest movie le size reaches approximately 4 GB, or the total recording
time reaches approximately 29 minutes and 59 seconds.
- The digest movie is protected (=
73).
- Daylight saving time (=
12) or time zone (= 115) settings are changed.
- A new folder is created (=
118).
• Recorded shutter sounds cannot be modied or erased.
• If you prefer to record digest movies without still images, adjust the setting in
advance. Choose MENU (=
21) ► [4] tab ► [Digest Type] ► [No Stills].
• Individual chapters can be edited (=
84).
Digest Movie Playback
Display a still image shot in [ ] mode to play a digest movie, or specify the
date of the digest movie to play (= 68).