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Movies
Capturing still images while recording movies
Capturing still images while recording movies
I
f the shutter-release button is pressed all the way while recording a movie, one
frame is saved as a still image (JPEG image) (except Movie manual mode). Movie
recording continues while the still image is being saved.
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A still image can be captured when
is displayed on the screen. When is
display
ed, a still image cannot be captured.
• The size of the captured still image is the same as the movie image size.
Movie options (page 204)
Notes about capturing still images during movie recording
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Still images cannot be sav
ed during movie recording in the following situations:
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In Movie manual mode
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When movie recording is paused
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When the remaining movie recording time is less than ve seconds
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When [Movie options] is set to an HS movie option
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When the shooting menu
[I
mage quality] is set to [RAW] or [RAW + Fine], a still
image is captured as [Fine]. When [Image quality] is set to [RAW + Normal], it is
captured as [Normal].
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Up to 20 still images can be saved while recording a single movie when [Movie options]
is set to [2160/30p] or [2160/25p]. Still images are captured as [Fine].
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It may take some time to save the images after shooting.
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The frames of a movie that were recorded when a still image was being captured may
not play back smoothly.
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The sounds of operating the shutter-release button when saving a still image may be
heard in the recorded movie.
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If the camera moves when the shutter-release button is pressed, the image may be
blurred.