RICOH LENS A16 24-85 mm : About movie shooting.

You can shoot movies with sound. Each movie you shoot is recorded as an AVI file.

To shoot movies, you must first select [Movie] in the Scene mode.

• 1While pressing the mode dial lock release button, turn the mode dial to [SCENE].
  

  
  The camera becomes ready to shoot, the selected scene mode will be displayed in the picture display.

• 2Press the [MENU/OK] button.
  

  

• The Scene mode selection screen appears.
  

  

• 3Press [+], [-], [Fn1], or [Fn2] in the directional pad to choose the Movie mode (the yellow symbol in the screen example above), and press the [MENU/OK] button.
  

  

• 4The screen will change to the movie mode. Press the shutter release button to start recording the movie.
  

  
  During movie shooting, the [REC] symbol blinks and the recording time and available remaining time will be displayed in the screen.

• 5Press the shutter release button again to stop shooting the movie.

• • While shooting movies, operating sounds may be recorded.
• • A Class 6 (SD Speed Class) SDHC card usage is recommended for shooting a movie with1280 (1280 x 720). Otherwise the movie with1280 (1280 x 720) may not be correctly played back in the camera depending on the memory card, due to the effect of readout speed of the captured movie.
• • The maximum recording time per shooting depends on the memory card. Depending on the type of memory card, shooting may end before the maximum recording time is reached.
• • The maximum recording time per shooting is 90 minutes or the equivalent of 4 GB.

• • The flash cannot be used.
• • The camera will start focusing when the shutter release button is pressed (in the step 4 above).
• • The amount of time remaining is calculated based on the amount of memory available, and may not diminish at an even rate.
• • Shooting menu options differ from those available in other modes.
• • It is recommended to use sufficiently charged batteries.
• • Use of a high speed SD memory card with sufficient memory is recommended when shooting for long periods.