Creative Video Mode
Displays Suited to Video Recording
The [] mode (Creative Video mode) is a recording mode specifically for video recording in which you can use all video functions.
In the [] mode, the recording screen switch to displays suited to video recording.
You can start and stop video recording with the shutter button.
Change the exposure and audio settings with touch operation to prevent operation sounds from being recorded.
Settings such as exposure and white balance can be changed independent of picture taking settings.
Displays Suited to Video Recording
In the recording screen, the following parts switch to displays suited to video recording.
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Recording file format ([Rec. File Format])
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Recording quality ([Rec Quality])
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Image area of video ([Image Area of Video])
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Video recording time (Video Recording Time)
Examples of displays at the time of purchase.
For information about the icons other than those described here (Monitor/Viewfinder Displays)
Even in the [iA]/[P]/[A]/[S]/[M] modes, as with the [] mode, you can switch to the display suited to video recording: |
Recording with Creative Video
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Set the recording mode to [].
Set the mode dial. (Selecting the Recording Mode)
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Set the exposure mode.
[] [] [Exposure Mode] [P]/[A]/[S]/[M]
You can perform the same exposure operations as the [P]/[A]/[S]/[M] modes.
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Close the menu.
Press the shutter button halfway.
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Start recording.
Press the shutter button (A), video rec. button (B), or sub video rec. button (C).
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Stop recording.
Press the shutter button, video rec. button, or sub video rec. button again.
You can disable the recording start/stop operations using the shutter button: ([Assign REC to Shutter Button]) You can assign the function that starts/ends video recording only in the [] mode to an Fn button: |
Operations During Video Recording
Change the exposure and audio settings with touch operation to prevent operation sounds from being recorded.
With the default settings, the Touch Tab is not displayed. Set [Touch Tab] to [ON] in [Touch Settings] in the [Custom] ([Operation]) menu. ([Touch Settings]) |
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Touch [].
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Touch an icon.
Zoom
Aperture value
Shutter speed
Exposure compensation
ISO sensitivity/Gain (dB)
Sound recording level adjustment
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Drag the slide bar to set the item.
[]/[]: Changes the setting slowly.
[]/[]: Changes the setting quickly.
If you touch icon (D), the screen of Step 2 is redisplayed.
[CreativeVideo Combined Set.]
In default settings, settings such as exposure and white balance changed in [] mode are also reflected in picture recording in [P]/[A]/[S]/[M] modes.
From the [CreativeVideo Combined Set.] menu, you can separate settings for video recording and for picture recording.
[] [] Select [CreativeVideo Combined Set.]
[F/SS/ISO/Exposure Comp.]/[White Balance]/[Photo Style]/[Metering Mode]/[AF Mode]
[]: The recording settings are linked across recording modes.
[]: Recording settings can be separated by the [] mode and the [P]/[A]/[S]/[M] mode.
The [iA] mode uses the optimum recording settings for the camera automatically, so the recording settings will be independent, irrespective of the settings made with this function. |