Other Special-purpose Recording Features
- Q2
- What can I do with the "Time Lapse"?
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You can use this function to record movies of natural events that occur over time, to speed up the flow of traffic in a city scene, or to record other similar types of movies.
Note the following important points when using Time Lapse. • When using this function, shooting with a tripod is recommended. • To prevent loss of power while shooting, use a fully charged battery.
Shooting will stop automatically when battery power goes low, but what you recorded up to that point will be saved.• Make sure the memory card you are using has sufficient unused space before shooting with this function. Procedure 1. Align the mode dial with [BS](Bestshot). 2. Press [SET]. 3. Select the scene you want to use and then press [SET]. 4. Press [SET], select "Time Lapse Settings", and then press [SET]. 5. Use up/down keys to select "Interval" or "Total Time", and then use right/left keys to specify a value.
Each scene is initially configured with unique "Interval" and "Total Time" default settings suitable for that
scene. You can change these settings, if you want.Interval Specifies the number of seconds between shots. Total Time Specifies the recording time. Selecting "Off" causes recording to continue until the shutter button is pressed again. 6. Press [SET].
• Time Lapse setting are shown at the bottom of the screen.7. Press the shutter button to start recording.
• Shooting is repeated at the interval specified in step 6.
• Recording stops when the recording time specified in step 6 elapses or when the shutter button is pressed again.NOTE • If sleep is enabled, the monitor screen will turn off after the preset sleep period if no camera operation is performed, but the time lapse recording operation will continue. The camera's back lamp will flash at this time.Pressing the [ON/OFF] (Power) button or operating the mode dial will cause recording to stop. To turn the monitor screen back on, press any button besides the [ON/OFF] (Power) button. Do not operate the mode dial to turn the monitor screen back on. • Focus is fixed at the setting where it is when shooting starts. In the case of the Time Lapse scenes below, focus is fixed at infinity (∞).
Clouds, Sundown• Zoom is fixed at the setting where it is when shooting starts. Zoom is enabled before you start shooting, but the zoom setting is limited to 2X for the Time Lapse scenes below.
Clouds, Sundown• In the case of the Time Lapse scenes below, exposure and white balance settings are fixed at where they are when shooting starts.
Exposure : Clouds
White Balance: Clouds• The Auto Power Off is disabled while time lapse recording is in progress. • The following functions cannot be used with this function.
Single SR Zoom, Anti-Shake Functions, Lighing, Continuous AF, Triple Self-timer,
Motion Shutter, Face Detection, Metering, ISO, ISO High Limit, Make-up, Review• The playback frame rate depends on the Time Lapse scene. • Note that audio is not recorded when recording with this function. • The camera can be configured to play only Time Lapse movies during a slideshow. • You cannot shoot a snapshot by pressing the shutter button while time lapse recording is in progress (Snapshot In Movie). • The maximum file size for a single recording operation is 4GB.