Shooting Movies (PowerShot ELPH 135, 140IS, and 150IS)

Article ID: ART115531 | Date published: 05/11/2015 | Date last updated: 08/15/2015
 

Description

Shooting Movies (PowerShot ELPH 135, 140IS, and 150IS)

Solution

Procedures for shooting movies are explained below.
You can press the movie button, and the camera will start recording movies automatically.
IMPORTANT
  • The camera may become warm when shooting movies repeatedly over an extended period. This does not indicate damage.
  • Keep your fingers away from the microphone while shooting movies. Blocking the microphone may prevent audio from being recorded or may cause the recording to sound muffled.
  • Avoid touching camera controls other than the <Movie button> () when shooting movies, because sounds made by the camera will be recorded.
  • PowerShot ELPH 150 IS / IXUS 155 / PowerShot ELPH 140 IS / IXUS 150 - Once movie recording begins, the image display area changes and subjects are enlarged to allow for correction of significant camera shake. To shoot subjects at the same size shown before shooting, adjust the image stabilization setting
  • PowerShot ELPH 135 / IXUS 145 - To prevent excessive motion blur when recording movies, mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to hold it still.

1. Press the power button to turn the camera on.

2. The maximum shooting duration appears on the [LCD Monitor].
If it does not appear, press the < > button several times.

3. Point the camera at the subject, and turn the <Zoom Lever> to compose the shot.

4. Press the <Movie Button> () 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 <Movie Button> ().
  • PowerShot ELPH 150 IS / IXUS 155 / PowerShot ELPH 140 IS / IXUS 150 - Black bars are displayed on the top and bottom edges of the screen, and the subject is slightly enlarged. The black bars indicate image areas not recorded.
  • PowerShot ELPH 135 / IXUS 145 - Black bars displayed on the top and bottom edges of the screen indicate image areas not recorded.
  • Frames displayed around any detected faces indicate that they are in focus.
  • To resize the subject, repeat the operations in step 3. However, note that the sound of camera operations will be recorded. Note that movies shot at zoom factors shown in blue will look grainy.
  • When you recompose shots, the focus, brightness, and colors will be automatically adjusted.

5. Press the <Movie Button> () again to stop shooting.
The camera beeps twice as recording stops.
  • Recording will stop automatically when the memory card becomes full.

NOTE
  • Audio recording is monaural.

SIMS Doc Id

8201996100

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