with interval shooting, you can effectively capture the blooming of a flower blooming or other such extremely slow movement.
still image interval shooting
1 press the mode button.
?the still image shooting setting screen appears.
?the resolution and compression ratio settings cannot be changed in the middle of interval shooting. if necessary, change these settings as desired before proceeding to step 2.
by fixing the settings for still image interval shooting, the images of the slow changes in the subject over time are captured more accurately. if interval shooting is performed with the digital disk camera set to autofocus, program ae, and auto white balance, then each image may be captured with slightly different settings making each image slightly different. to avoid this, set ae lock (see page 92) and white balance lock (see page 96) and set the focus manually.
with still image interval shooting, you can use the voice memo (see page 78) and self-timer (see page 80) functions; you cannot use the flash (see page 76).
4 press the set button.
?the still image interval shooting setting screen appears.
5 set the interval shooting parameters.
set the interval between images at “int” and the number of images to be captured at “frame.”
the smallest interval that can be set will differ depending on the compression ratio and voice memo settings.
the largest interval that can be set is 9 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds.
between 1 and 999 images can be captured, depending on the remaining disk space and the amount of images in the folder to which you are saving (see page 148).
6 press the set button.
?the still image interval shooting ready screen appears.
?to stop the interval shooting before it is completed, press the mode button.
?the timer mark and the time until the next image is captured (hrs:min:sec) appear in the mode display panel.
in order to perform interval shooting with 999 images, the folder to which the images are being saved must be empty of still images. you can also create a new folder (see page 115) and select that folder for saving the images.
7 press the shutter release button.
?the still image interval shooting begins and the first image is captured.
?the monitor turns off. to turn the monitor back on, press the power button. to turn it back off, press the power button again.
?when the time set in step 5 elapses, the next image is captured.
?when the set number of images is captured, the interval shooting is completed. to pause or end the interval shooting beforehand, perform the operations given below.
pausing or ending still image interval shooting
1 press the power button to turn on the monitor and press the mode button.
?the still image interval shooting completion screen appears. when this screen appears, the timer stops and the interval shooting is paused.
3 press the set button.
?if you selected ontinue,?the interval shooting resumes.
?if you selected stop,?the interval shooting is ended and you return to the still image shooting setting screen (step 1).
help
if error is displayed when the power is turned on
if the interval shooting was not completed properly due to a reason such as the battery power running out, this error message will appear when the power is turned back on.
(this message tells you that the interval shooting was not ended properly.) press the mode button to enter the still image shooting mode.
when performing interval shooting, if necessary, use a tripod to prevent the digital disk camera from moving and ensure the same camera angle.
video clip interval shooting
video clip interval shooting is a special shooting technique that allows you to create a video clip by capturing the images for each frame separately and in set intervals. the audio is not recorded during the interval shooting, so the completed video clip will have no sound.
1 press the mode button.
?the video clip shooting setting screen appears.
?the resolution and frame rate settings cannot be changed in the middle of interval shooting. if necessary, change these settings as desired before proceeding to step 2.
1 by fixing the settings for video clip interval shooting, the images of the slow changes in the subject over time are captured more accurately. if interval shooting is performed with the digital disk camera set to autofocus, program ae, and auto white balance, then each image may be captured with slightly different settings making each image slightly different. to avoid this, set ae lock (see page 92) and white balance lock (see page 96) and set the focus manually.
2 with video clip interval shooting, audio is not recorded; you can use the self-timer (see page 80) function.
4 press the set button.
?the video clip interval shooting setting screen appears.
5 set the interval shooting parameters.
set the interval between images at “int.” and the length of the final video clip at “dur.”
the number of frames will change according to the video clip length and the frame rate setting. use this value as a reference.
the interval can be set from 10 seconds to 9 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds.
the length of the video clip can be between 1 and 999 frames, depending on the remaining disk space.
the interval can be set from 10 seconds to 9 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds.
the length of the video clip can be between 1 and 999 frames, depending on the remaining disk space.
help
if error?appears at step 4
?this error message tells you that the temporary data for a video clip interval shooting or animation shooting (see page 107) already exists in the digital disk camera. either save the temporary data or erase it (see steps 2 and 3 on page 105). to start a new video clip interval shooting, you will need to erase any existing temporary data.
if error?is displayed when the power is turned on ?if the interval shooting was not completed properly due to a reason such as the battery power running out, this error message will appear when the power is turned back on.
(this message tells you that the interval shooting was not ended properly.) press the mode button, perform steps 1 to 4 on page 101, and then perform steps 2 and 3 on page 105.
6 press the set button.
?the video clip interval shooting ready screen appears.
?to stop the interval shooting before it is completed, press the mode button.
?the timer mark and the time until the next image is captured (hrs:min:sec) appear in the mode display panel.
7 press the shutter release button.
?the video clip interval shooting begins and the first image is captured.
?the monitor turns off. to turn the monitor back on, press the power button. to turn it back off, press the power button again.
?when the time set in step 5 elapses, the next image is captured.
?the remaining video clip length and number of frames displayed in the monitor will change as shown below.
frame rate is set to x:
decreases one frame at a time
frame rate is set to w:
decreases two frames at a time
?when the set video clip length is captured, the interval shooting is completed.
?to pause or end the interval shooting beforehand, perform the operations on the next page.
if the interval shooting is completed while the monitor is turned on, “processing” appears while the video clip is created from the captured images. when that is completed, the video clip shooting setting screen appears.
if the interval shooting is completed while the monitor is turned off, the video clip is not created and the digital disk camera automatically turns off. afterward, be sure to create the video clip with the captured images (see page 106).
the digital disk camera cannot be turned off during interval shooting. you will need to first end the interval shooting (see page 105) and then turn off the digital disk camera.
once the video clip is created from the temporary data, the video clip can be viewed just as a normal video clip (see page 63). check the video clip and then erase the temporary data (see page 106).
when performing interval shooting, if necessary, use a tripod and the remote control to capture images. this prevents the digital disk camera from moving and ensures the same camera angle.
pausing or ending video clip interval shooting
1 press the power button to turn on the monitor and press the mode button.
?the video clip interval shooting completion screen appears. when this screen appears, the timer stops and the interval shooting is paused.
continue: resumes the interval shooting
build movie: uses the temporary data captured to create a video clip and ends the interval shooting
discard data: erases the temporary data captured and ends the interval shooting
exit: stops the interval shooting
3 press the set button.
?if you selected continue,?the interval shooting resumes.
?if you selected build movie,processing?appears and the temporary data is used to create a video clip. when this is completed, the video clip interval shooting is ended.
?if you selected discard data,?the temporary data is erased. see step 2 on page 106.
?if you selected exit,?the interval shooting is stopped with the images captured stored as temporary data. in this condition you can perform all of the functions of the digital disk camera except for video clip interval shooting and animation shooting (see page 107). if you attempt to perform video clip interval shooting, the video clip interval shooting error screen (see page 102) will appear, and if you attempt to perform animation shooting, the animation shooting error screen (see page 109) will appear. follow the instructions given for those screens.
erasing the temporary data from video clip interval shooting
during video clip interval shooting, the images captured are stored in your digital disk camera as temporary data. after this data is used to create the video clip, it will be necessary to erase this data. also, if you stop interval shooting before it is completed and create the video clip, it will also be necessary to erase the temporary data.
preparation
display the video clip interval shooting error screen (see page 102) or the video clip interval shooting completion screen (see page 105).
1 even after the temporary data is used to create a video clip, it still remains and is not erased.
(your digital disk camera is programmed to not automatically erase the temporary data.)
2 since the temporary data is not a video clip, it will not appear in the folder information screen (see page 118) or the folder erase all confirmation screen (see page 151) as a video clip. be aware of this when erasing all the data in a folder or formatting a disk.