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Editing Movies

You can delete portions of recorded movies.

Movies 1 second or longer before editing can be edited in 1- second increments, but those that are protected or less than 1 second long ( of 15 sec.*1 or 30 sec.*2) cannot be edited.

*1 When the shooting interval is 1 sec.

*2 When the shooting interval is 2 sec.

1 Select [Edit].

1.Use the or button to select from the movie editing panel.

2.Press the button.

The movie editing panel and the movie editing bar will display.

 

 

2 Edit the movie.

Movie Editing Panel

1. Use the or button to select (Cut Beginning) or (Cut End).

2.Use the or button to specify the cut point ( ).

While moving the cut point using the

or button, is displayed every 1 second (or every 15 seconds*1 or 30 seconds*2 in ),

allowing you to cut the movie at the

Movie Editing Bar

indicated point.

 

*1 When the shooting interval is 1 sec.

*2 When the shooting interval is 2 sec.

Even if you specify the cut point at a position other than , selecting will delete the beginning portion of the movie from a point one before your specified cut point, and selecting will delete the latter portion of the movie from a point one after your specified cut point. The edited movie will be saved.

To check a temporarily edited movie, select (Play) and press the FUNC./SET button.

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To continue editing, repeat Step 2.

 

Selecting

 

(Exit) cancels the edit and restores the movie

 

 

control panel.

 

3

Select [Save].

 

1.

Use the

or button to select .

 

2.

Press the

 

button.

 

 

 

4

Save the file.

1.Use the , , or button to select [New File] or [Overwrite]

2.Press the button.

[New File] saves the edited movie under a new file name. The pre-edit data is left unchanged.

Note, if you press the FUNC./SET button while saving the movie, saving is canceled.

[Overwrite] saves the edited movie with its original name. The pre-edit data is lost.

When there is not enough space left on the memory card, only [Overwrite] can be selected.

Depending on the movie’s file size, it may take some time to save an edited movie. If the battery runs out of charge partway through, edited movie clips cannot be saved. When editing movies, it is recommended to use a fully charged battery or the separately sold AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC10 (p. 202).

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Rotating Images in the Display

Images can be rotated clockwise 90° or 270° in the display.

Original

90°

270°

1 Select [Rotate].

1.Press the button.

2.In the menu, use the or button to select .

3. Press the button.

2 Rotate the image.

1.Use the or button to select an image to rotate.

2.Press the button.

Cycle through the 90°/270°/original orientations with each press of the FUNC./SET button.

This also can be set in the Index Playback mode.

When images are downloaded to a computer, the orientation of images rotated by the camera will depend upon the software used to download the images.

As the orientation of an image is recorded, the image will be shown in its rotated orientation the next time it is displayed.

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Playback with Transition Effects

You can select the transition effect displayed when switching between images.

No transition effect.

The displayed image darkens and the next image gradually brightens until it is displayed.

 

 

Press the

button to have the previous image display from the left

 

 

and the

button to have the next image display from the right.

 

 

1 Select [Transition].

1.Press the button.

2.In the menu, use the or button to select .

2 Accept the setting.

1.Use the or button to select an effect.

2.Press the button.