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Recording and viewing movies, Recording movies – Nikon D3100 User Manual

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Recording and Viewing Movies

Movies can be recorded in live view mode.

1

Rotate the live view switch.

The mirror is raised and the view through the
lens is displayed in the monitor instead of
the viewfinder.

2

Choose a focus mode.

Press the

P button and select a focus mode

as described in Step 2 of “Live View“ (

0 38).

3

Choose an AF-area mode.

See Step 3 on page 38 for more information.

4

Focus.

Frame the opening shot and focus as
described in Steps 4 and 5 of “Live View”
(

0 39–40). Note that the number of

subjects that can be detected in face-priority
AF drops during movie recording.

Recording Movies

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The

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A

0 icon (0 37) indicates that movies can not

be recorded.

A

Before Recording

Set aperture before recording in mode A or M.

A

Camera Noise

The camera may record lens noise during
autofocus or vibration reduction.

Live view switch

P button