Konica Minolta DiMAGE G500 - Manual (Page 50)

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Using the REC Menu (Cont’d)
3. When you press the shutter button,
your movie will start recording. You
can record for about 30 seconds.
• You need not hold the shutter button
down.
• When the remaining time runs out, the
camera stops recording automatically. If
you wish to stop while the camera is
recording, simply press the shutter but-
ton again.
• The elapsed time is displayed on the
upper right of the screen.
NOTE:
1) While recording a movie, the sound is also being recorded, so take
care not to cover the microphone on the top of the camera with
your fingers, etc.
2) As long as the camera’s power is ON, you can continue to take
movies, but if you turn the power off, it exits the movie mode. If you
turn the power back ON and wish to shoot another movie, reset the
camera to the movie mode.
3) Once you have pushed the shutter button, and started taking a
movie, you cannot use the optical zoom.
4) The digital zoom is also inoperable.
5) While shooting a movie, the sound is always recorded the with built-
in microphone. Therefore, you cannot take a movie without sound.
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