This section describes how to shoot and play back movies.

Attention: In this section, [PowerShot A495] is used as an example to explain the operations. Depending on your model, the position of buttons, screen indications, and setting items may vary.

Shooting Movies

1. Press the <Power> button on the camera.

2. Press the <Mode> () button.

3. The following screen will appear on the LCD monitor.

Operate the <directional button> to select the [Movie] () menu.

Press the <FUNC./SET> () button.

4. The following screen appears.

The maximum shooting duration appears on the [LCD Monitor].

If the duration does not appear on the monitor, press the <MENU> () button , select the [Shooting] () tab, and then set the [Shooting Info] to [On].

5. Hold the camera facing the subject, and press the <Zoom Button> to decide the size at which you want to capture the subject.

Attention: The optical zoom cannot be used during movie-recording. You can use the digital zoom, but images may appear coarse.

6. Press the <Shutter Button> halfway to focus.

When the camera focuses, it beeps twice, and the indicator lights in green.

7. Press the <Shutter Button> fully to start shooting.

When the camera starts shooting, [Elapsed Time] and [Rec] appear on the [LCD Monitor].

Once shooting begins, take your finger off the <Shutter Button>.

If you change the composition of your shot during shooting, the focus will stay the

same, but the brightness and tone will automatically adjust.

Attention: Do not touch the <Microphone> during shooting. Please note that the sounds of camera operation are also recorded during shooting.

8. Press the <Shutter Button> fully again to stop shooting.

The camera beeps once and stops shooting.

The indicator blinks in green, and the movie is recorded to the memory card.

Note: Shooting will automatically stop when the memory card is full. Recording will automatically stop when either the clip file size reaches 4 GB or the recording time reaches approximately 1 hour. Recording may stop even if the maximum clip length has not been reached on some memory cards. SD Speed Class 4 or higher memory cards are recommended.

Playing Back Movies

9. Press the <Playback> () button.

10. The last image you shot appears.

() appears on the movies.

To select a movie, operate the <directional buttons> left or right to display the movie that you want to play back.

Press the <FUNC./SET> () button.

11. Play back the movie.

Operate the <directional buttons> left or right to select [Play] ().

Operate the <directional buttons> up or down to adjust the sound volume.

Press the <FUNC./SET> () button to play back the movie.

Press the <FUNC./SET> () button again to pause the movie.

Note: You can adjust the sound volume even while a movie is being played back by operating the <directional buttons> up or down. You can use your computer to play back movies.