Sony DSC-P51 - Manual (Page 74)

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Shooting movies
Mode dial:
You can shoot movies. Sound cannot be
recorded with movies.
Before starting
In [MOVING IMAGE] in SET UP, select
[MPEG MOVIE] (pages 55, 97).
a Set the mode dial to .
b Press the MENU button.
The menu appears.
c Select (Image size) using b /
B , and select the desired mode
using v / V .
You can choose from 320 (HQX),
320×240, or 160×112.
See page 91 for the recording time
allowed for each screen size.
d Press the shutter all the way
down.
“RECORDING” appears on the screen
and the camera starts recording the
image.
• When the capacity of the “Memory Stick”
is used up, recording stops.
• For details on the recording time for
movies, see page 91.
e
Press the shutter all the way
down again to stop recording.
The message displayed on the
screen while you are shooting
It is not written onto the image.
Each time you press the DISPLAY/LCD
ON/OFF button, the status of the LCD
screen changes as follows: Display OFF
t
LCD OFF t Display ON. See page 104
for a detailed description of the indicated
items.
To shoot close-ups (MACRO)
(DSC-P71 only)
Set the mode dial to and follow the
procedure on page 28.
To shoot with a self-timer
Set the mode dial to and follow the
procedure on page 29.
• You cannot use a flash.
• The date/time is not inserted.
Mode dial
Control button
MENU button
DISPLAY/LCD ON/OFF button
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Enjoying movies