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Casio EX-Z30/EX-Z40 User Manual

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OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS

3.

Use [

̆

] and [

̄

] to

select “

Movie”,

and then press [SET].

4.

Point the camera at
the subject and then
press the shutter
release button.

• Movie recording

continues as long as
remaining memory
capacity allows, or until
you stop it by pressing
the shutter release
button again.

• Starting a movie record operation causes optical

zoom to be disabled. Only digital zoom is available
while a movie record operation is in progress. If you
want to use optical zoom to record a movie, perform
the zoom operation before starting the record
operation.

Recording time

Remaining recording time

Movie recording indicator

• The remaining recording time value counts down on

the monitor screen as you record.

• The focus mode automatically changes to Pan Focus

(page 64) when you enter the Movie mode,
regardless of the mode memory’s (page 90) Focus
setting. You can, however, change to another focus
mode before starting a recording.

5.

When movie recording is complete, the movie
file is stored in file memory.

IMPORTANT!

• The flash does not fire in the Movie mode.
• This camera also records audio. Note the following

points when recording a movie.
— Take care that you do

not block the
microphone with your
fingers.

— Good recording

results are not
possible when the
camera is too far from
the subject.

— Operating camera buttons during recording can

cause button noise to be included in the audio.

— Movie audio is recorded in monaural.

Microphone