Use this mode to shoot movie frames. The resolution can be set to either [ (640 X 480)] or [ (320 X 240)] or [ (160 X 120)].

1. Turn the shooting mode dial to .

The LCD monitor turns on and displays the maximum recording time (in seconds).

2. Press the shutter button all the way.

• Shooting and sound recording starts simultaneously.
• During the shooting a red circle appears in the upper right of the LCD monitor.
  

3. Press the shutter button all the way to stop recording the movie.

• The maximum length of individual movie clips (approximately 15 frames/second) is about 3^* minutes at the setting as well as the setting.
• The maximum length of individual movie clips (approximately 15 frames/second) is about 30^* seconds at the setting.
  

* Using an optional Canon SDC-128M SD Card (not sold in some regions)

• Recording will automatically stop when the maximum is reached or when the SD cards runs out of free capacity. Filming may stop unexpectedly with certain types of SD card (if it is a slow-recording card, if it has been formatted on a different camera or a computer, or if images have been shot and erased repeatedly).

• You are recommended to use a SD card that has been formatted in your camera to shoot movies. The card supplied with the camera may be used without further formatting. In addition, you are recommended to use the optional SDC-128M SD Card (not sold in some regions) to shoot movies with the setting.
• Be careful not to touch the microphone while shooting.
• The AE, AF, white balance and zoom settings are set and locked to the settings of the first frame.
• If the indicator on the left side of the viewfinder blinks green after a shot, this indicates that the movie is being written to the SD card. You cannot shoot again until it stops blinking.

• Sound is recorded monaurally.
• There is no shutter sound in movie mode.
• QuickTime 3.0 or higher is required to replay movie files (AVI / Motion JPEG) on a computer. (QuickTime (for Windows) is bundled on the supplied Digital Camera Solution Disk. On the Macintosh platform, QuickTime 3.0 or later is generally bundled with Mac OS 8.5 or later operating system.)