How do I use the Movie Digest function to shoot and to play back movies made with it? (PowerShot SX260 HS / SX240 HS)

Article ID: ART134704

Date published: 05/13/2015

Date last updated: 11/16/2015

Description

Solution

How do I use the Movie Digest function to shoot and to play back movies made with it? (PowerShot SX260 HS / SX240 HS)

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Solution

You can make a short movie of a day just by taking still images.

Each time you take a picture, the scene just before taking your shot (about two to four seconds) will be automatically recorded as a movie. All the movies recorded on the same day will be saved as a single file.

NOTE

Since you are also shooting movies when you shoot still images, the battery will be depleted more quickly than in [AUTO] (
) mode.

Movies created in [Movie Digest] (
) mode are saved as iFrame movies.

In the following cases, movies will be saved as separate files even if they were shot on the same day with [Movie Digest] (
) mode.

- If the movie file size reaches about 4 GB or the total recording time reaches approx. 30 minutes

- If a movie is protected

- If a movie has been edited

- If a new folder is created

- When the daylight saving time or time zone settings have been changed

Shooting

1. Turn on the camera.

2. Set the

3. Shoot.

NOTE

If you operate the camera while shooting a movie, the sounds made will be recorded in the movie.

The camera will not play sounds, such as when pressing the
If you take a picture just after turning on the camera, choosing [Movie Digest] (
) mode or otherwise operating the camera, a movie may not be recorded.

Playing Back

You can select movies made in [Movie Digest] (

) mode by date for viewing.

1. Press the

) button on the camera.