Recording Movies

• When filming movies, you may notice the following in the display. These phenomena will also be visible in any footage recorded with the camera.

  • Flicker or banding in scenes lit by such sources as fluorescent, mercury vapor, or sodium lamps

  • Distortion associated with motion (individual subjects such as trains or cars moving at high speed through the frame may be distorted, or the entire frame may appear distorted when the camera is panned horizontally)

  • Jagged edges, color fringing, moiré, and bright spots in the display

  • Bright regions or bands in scenes lit by flashing signs and other intermittent light sources or when the subject is briefly illuminated by a strobe or other bright, momentary light source

  • Flicker occurring while power aperture is in use

• Note that noise (randomly-spaced bright pixels, fog, or lines) and unexpected colors may appear if you use the X button to zoom in on the view through the lens (Live View Zoom Preview) during filming.

• Movie recording will end automatically if:

  • The maximum length is reached

  • The live view selector is rotated to another setting

  • The lens is removed

• When recording movies, avoid pointing the camera at the sun or other strong light sources. Failure to observe this precaution could result in damage to the camera’s internal circuitry.

• Sounds made by the camera may be audible in footage recorded:

  • During autofocus

  • When power aperture is used

  • During aperture adjustment

  • With vibration reduction enabled on vibration reduction (VR) lenses

• If the sound level is displayed in red, the volume is too high. Adjust microphone sensitivity.

A count down will appear in the top left corner of the display approximately 30 s before live view ends automatically.

• If the timer has been triggered by Custom Setting c4 [Monitor off delay], the count down will be displayed in black starting 30 s before the timer expires, switching to red when there are only 5 s to go. If [No limit] is selected for [Monitor off delay] > [Live view], the camera may nevertheless terminate live view as necessary to protect its internal circuits from high temperatures and the like.

• A count down will be displayed in red starting 30 s before the camera shuts down to protect its internal circuits. Depending on shooting conditions, the timer may appear immediately when live view is selected.

• Note that regardless of the time available (displayed in the top right corner of the monitor), live view and movie recording will end automatically when the count-down timer expires.

• Headphone volume cannot be adjusted during recording.

• If an option other than I (microphone off) is currently selected, microphone sensitivity can be changed while recording is in progress. I cannot be selected.