Nikon Coolpix S30 - Manual (Page 101)

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Notes About Saving Movies
After a movie has been recorded, it is not fully saved to the internal memory or memory card until
monitor display returns to the shooting display. Do not open the battery-chamber/memory card
slot cover or internal cover before movies have been fully saved. Removing the memory card or
the battery while a movie is being saved may result in loss of the movie data or damage to the
camera or to the memory card.
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Notes About Movie Recording
• Memory cards with an SD Speed Class rating of 6 or faster are recommended when recording
movies ( A 14). Movie recording may stop unexpectedly when memory cards with a lower Speed
Class rating are used.
• The optical zoom magnification ratio cannot be changed once recording starts.
• Use the multi selector H or I to operate digital zoom while recording movies. The zoom range is
between the optical zoom magnification ratio before recording a movie and up to 4×.
• There may be some degradation in image quality when digital zoom is used. When recording
ends, digital zoom turns off.
• The sounds of multi selector operation, autofocus lens drive movement, and aperture operation
when brightness changes may be recorded.
• Smear ( F4) visible in the monitor with movie recording will be recorded with movies. Avoiding
bright objects such as the sun, reflections of the sun, and electric lights is recommended.
• Depending on the distance to the subject or the amount of zoom applied, subjects with repeating
patterns (fabrics, lattice windows, etc.) may have colored stripes (interference patterns, moire, etc.)
in them during movie recording and playback. This occurs when the pattern in the subject and the
layout of the image sensor interfere with each other; it is not a malfunction.
• The camera may become warm when shooting movies for an extended period of time or when
the camera is used in a hot area.
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Notes About Autofocus
Autofocus may not perform as expected ( A 24). Should this occur, try the following:
1. Before recording, set Movie AF in the shooting menu to W Single AF (default setting)
( A 52).
2. Frame another subject—positioned at the same distance from the camera as the intended
subject—in the center of the frame, press the b (e movie-record) button to start recording, and
then modify the composition.