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Movie shooting – Canon 970 IS User Manual

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The following movie modes are available.
The recording time will differ according to the memory card used

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*1 When a super high-speed memory card is used, such as the recommended SDC-

512MSH.

*2 Even if the file size has not reached 4 GB, the recording is stopped when the

recording time reaches one hour. Depending on memory card capacity and data
write speed, recording may stop before the file size reaches 4 GB or the recording
time reaches one hour.

Movie Shooting

Available Shooting Modes

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Standard

You can select the recording pixels and record until the memory card

is full*

1

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The digital zoom can be used while shooting in this mode

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• Maximum Size: 4 GB/movie*

2

Compact

Since there are few recording pixels and also the data size is small,

this mode is convenient for sending movies as e-mail attachments or

when the memory card capacity is low.
• Maximum Clip Length: 3 minutes

Color Accent,

Color Swap

You can have only the specified color remain and change all others

into black and white, or change a specified color into a different color.

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111)

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As with the Standard mode, you can select the recording pixels and

record until the memory card is full*

1

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• Maximum Size: 4 GB/movie*

2

Time Lapse

Select a shooting interval (1 or 2 sec.) to have a single frame shot at

that interval. When played back, two hours worth of recorded frames

is compressed to 8 minutes (1-sec. interval) or 4 minutes (2-sec.

interval). You can record events from a fixed perspective, such as the

spectacle of a flower budding over time, or view changing elements in

a short period. Sound cannot be recorded in this mode.
• Maximum recording session: 2 hours