Nikon Coolpix S80 - Manual (Page 139)

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Recording Movies
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A Movie Options
Select the desired movie option to record. Larger image sizes and faster movie
bitrates mean greater image quality and larger movie file sizes.
• The movie bitrate is the volume of movie data recorded per second. As a
variable bitrate (VBR) system has been adopted, the movie recording rate varies
automatically according to the subject so that more data is recorded per
second for movies containing frequently moving subjects, thus increasing
movie file size.
• The frame rate is approximately 30 frames per second in any options.
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Movie Options and Maximum Movie Length
All figures are approximate. The maximum recording time may vary by make of memory card and
the bitrates at which the movie was recorded.
* The maximum recording time for a single movie is 29 minutes. The maximum movie length
displayed during recording is 29 minutes, even when there is enough free space on the
memory card for a longer movie.
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More Information
See “Image/Sound File and Folder Names” ( A 171) for more information.
D Shooting mode M Tap the bottom tab (A 12) M A Movie options
Option Description
N HD 720p (1280×720)
(default setting)
Movies with an aspect ratio of 16:9 are recorded in high
definition. This option is suited to playback on a wide screen
TV.
• Image size: 1280 × 720 pixels
• Movie bitrate: 9 Mbps
y VGA (640×480)
Movies with an aspect ratio of 4:3 are recorded.
• Image size: 640 × 480 pixels
• Movie bitrate: 3 Mbps
z QVGA (320×240)
Movies with an aspect ratio of 4:3 are recorded.
• Image size: 320 × 240 pixels
• Movie bitrate: 640 kbps
Option Internal memory (approx. 79 MB) Memory card (4 GB)*
N HD 720p (1280×720) 1 min 4 s 55 min
y VGA (640×480) 3 min 2 h 40 min
z QVGA (320×240) 8 min 26 s 10 h 10 min