Nikon D90 - Manual (Page 70)

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Recording and Viewing Movies
(Live View)
Movies up to 2 GB in size can be recorded in live view mode. Before recording,
choose frame size and sound options in the Movie settings menu (pg. 170).
1
Press the a button.
The mirror will be raised and the view through the lens
will be displayed in the camera monitor. The subject will
no longer be visible in the viewfinder.
D The 0 Icon
A 0 icon (pg. 43) will be displayed if there is insufficient space
on the memory card to record movies.
2
Focus.
Frame the opening shot and press the shutter-release button halfway to focus
on your subject.
3
Start recording.
Press the J button to start recording (at default
settings, both video and sound be recorded; do
not cover the microphone on the front of the
camera during recording). The recording time
available is displayed in the monitor, together
with a recording indicator. Exposure can be
locked by pressing the AE-L/AF-L button (pg. 88)
or (in P, S, A, and M modes) altered using exposure compensation (pg. 90). Note
that camera will not focus if the shutter-release button is pressed halfway
during recording.
4
End recording.
To end recording, press the J button (to end
recording and take a still picture in the mode
currently selected with the mode dial, press the
shutter-release button all the way down).
Recording will end automatically when the
maximum size is reached or the memory card is full.
D Maximum Size
Movie files can be up to 2 GB in size. The maximum length is 5 min for movies with a
frame size of 1280 × 720, 20 min for other movies; note that depending on memory card
write speed, shooting may end before this length is reached.
a button
Time remaining
Recording indicator
Exit