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A
The Live View Display
The movie crop can be viewed duri ng live view by pressing the R 
button to select the “show movie indicators”, “hide indicators”, or 
“framing grid” display ( 0150).
 When movie indicators are displayed, 
you can access the following movie settings by pressing the  P button: 
movie frame size/quality, microphone sensitivity, focus mode ( 0144), 
AF-area mode ( 0145), white balance ( 0124), and exposure 
compensation ( 0118). If  On is selected for  Movie settings  > Manual 
movie settings  (0 159) in mode  M, ISO sensitivity ( 095) can be 
adjusted in place of exposure compensation.
AUsing an External Microphone
The optional ME-1 stereo microphone  can be used to record sound in 
stereo or to reduce noise caused by lens vibration being recorded 
during autofocus.DThe Count-Down Display
A count down will be displayed 30 s before live view ends 
automatically ( 0148).
 Depending on shooting conditions, the timer 
may appear immediately when movie recording begins.
 Note that 
regardless of the amount of recording time available, live view will still 
end automatically when the timer expires.
 Wait for the internal circuits 
to cool before resuming movie recording.
P  button 
						

							
162Recording and Viewing Movies Movies are indicated by a  1 icon in full-frame playback ( 0170).
 
Press  J to start playback; your current position is indicated by 
the movie progress bar.Viewing Movies1  icon Length Current position/total length
Movie progress bar GuideVolume 
						

							
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The following operations can be performed:
To
Use
Description
Pause Pause playback.
Play Resume playback when movie is paused or 
during rewind/advance.
Advance/rewind Speed increases with each press, from 2× 
to 4× to 8× to 16×; keep pressed to skip to 
beginning or end of movie (first frame is 
indicated by 
h in top right corner of 
monitor, last frame by  i).
 If playback is 
paused, movie rewinds or advances one 
frame at a time; hold for continuous 
rewind or advance.
Skip 10 s Rotate the command dial to skip ahead or 
back 10 s.
Adjust volume X/W  (Q ) Press 
X to increase volume,  W (Q ) to 
decrease.
Return to full-
frame playback
 
/ K Press  1 or  K to exit to full-frame playback. 
						

							
164Recording and Viewing Movies Trim footage to create edited copies of movies or save selected 
frames as JPEG stills.
Trimming MoviesTo create trimmed copies of movies:1
Display a movie full frame.
2
Pause the movie on the 
new opening or closing 
frame.
Play the movie back as 
described on page 162, 
pressing  J to start and 
resume playback and  3 to 
pause.
 Pause playback 
when you reach the new opening or closing frame.
Editing Movies
Option
Description
f Choose start/end 
point Create a copy from which the opening or 
closing footage has been removed.
g Save selected frame Save a selected frame as a JPEG still.
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3
Select  Choose start/end point .
Press the  P button, then highlight 
Choose start/end point  and press 2.
4
Choose the current frame as the new 
start or end point.
To create a copy that begins from the 
current frame, highlight  Start point 
and press  J. The frames before the 
current frame will be removed when 
you save the copy.
To create a copy that ends at the current frame, highlight  End 
point  and press  J. The frames after the current frame will be 
removed when you save the copy.
Start point
End point P
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5
Confirm the new start or 
end point.
If the desired frame is not 
currently displayed, press  4 
or  2 to advance or rewind 
(to skip to 10 s ahead or 
back, rotate the command 
dial).
6
Create the copy.
Once the desired frame is displayed, 
press  1.
7
Preview the movie.
To preview the copy, 
highlight  Preview and 
press  J (to interrupt the 
preview and return to the 
save options menu, press 
1 ).
 To abandon the current 
copy and return to Step 5, highlight  Cancel and press  J; to 
save the copy, proceed to Step 8.
8
Save the copy.
Highlight  Save as new file  
and press  J to save the 
copy to a new file.
 To  
replace the original movie 
file with the edited copy, 
highlight  Overwrite 
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D
Trimming Movies
Movies must be at least two seconds long.
 The copy will not be saved 
if there is insufficient space available on the memory card.
Copies have the same time and date of creation as the original.
AChoosing the Role of the Current Frame
To make the frame displayed in Step 5 the new end point ( x) instead of 
the new start point ( w) or vice versa, press the  A (L ) button.
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Saving Selected FramesTo save a copy of a selected frame as a JPEG still:1
Pause the movie on the 
desired frame.
Play the movie back as 
described on page 162, 
pressing  J to start and 
resume playback and  3 to 
pause.
 Pause the movie at 
the frame you intend to copy.
2
Choose  Save selected frame .
Press the  P button, then highlight 
Save selected frame  and press 2.
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3
Create a still copy.
Press  1 to create a still copy 
of the current frame.
4
Save the copy.
Highlight  Ye s and press  J 
to create a fine-quality 
( 0 85) JPEG copy of the 
selected frame.
ASave Selected Frame
JPEG movie stills created with the  Save selected frame option can not 
be retouched.
 JPEG movie stills lack some categories of photo 
information ( 0172). 
						

							
170Playback and Deletion
Playback and DeletionTo play photographs back, press the  K button.
 The most recent 
photograph will be displayed in the monitor.
Full-Frame Playback
To
Use
Description
View additional  photographs Press 
2 to view photographs in order 
recorded,  4 to view photographs in reverse 
order.
View additional  photo info Change photo info displayed (
0172).
View thumbnails W
 (Q )
See page 180 for more information on the 
thumbnail display.
Zoom in on 
photograph XSee page 182 for more information on 
playback zoom.
Delete images OConfirmation dialog will be displayed.
 
Press 
O again to delete photo.
K  button