Movie Recording

The camera detects the type of scene and sets all settings accordingly. The detected scene type is indicated in the upper left of the screen. For icon details, see Scene Icons.

  1. Set the still photo shooting/movie recording switch to Movies.

  2. Focus on the subject.

    • By default, [Autofocus: Movie Servo AF] is set to [Enable] so that the camera always keeps focusing ().
    • When you press the shutter button halfway, the camera focuses using your specified AF area.

  3. Record the movie.

    • Press the movie shooting button to start recording a movie. You can also start recording a movie by tapping [Creative Assist] on the screen.
    • [Focus indicatorREC] (1) is displayed in the upper right while movie recording is in progress, and a red frame appears around the screen.
    • Sound is recorded with the movie microphone (2).
    • To stop recording the movie, press the movie shooting button again. You can also stop recording a movie by tapping [Stop movie] on the screen.
    • ISO speed is set automatically ().

Scene Icons

In [Scene Intelligent Auto (movies)] recording mode, the camera detects the type of scene and sets all settings accordingly. The detected scene type is indicated in the upper left of the screen. For icon details, see Scene Icons.