Nikon S3100 Manuel D’Utilisation

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Movies with sound can be recorded.
• The maximum file size for a single movie is 2 GB or the maximum movie length 

for a single movie is 29 minutes, even when there is sufficient free space on the 
memory card for longer recording (

• When no memory card is inserted (when recording in the internal memory), 

Movie options (

A 118) is set to y VGA (640×480) by default. x HD 

720p (1280×720) cannot be selected.

Turn on the camera and be sure that it is in 
shooting mode.

Movies can be recorded in any shooting mode (

The icon for the selected movie option is displayed. The 
default setting is x HD 720p (1280×720) (

Press the b (e movie-record) 
button to start movie recording.

The camera focuses at the center of the frame. 
Focus areas are not displayed during recording.

When x HD 720p (1280×720) is selected for Movie 
options, monitor display changes to an aspect ratio of 
16:9 with movie recording (the area indicated on the right 
is recorded).

When the Photo info option in Monitor settings 
(

A 141) in the setup menu is set to Movie frame+auto 

info, a frame indicating the area captured in the recorded 
movie can be displayed before recording starts.

The approximate remaining movie length is displayed during recording.

Recording stops automatically when the maximum movie length has been recorded.

Press the b (e movie-record) button again to end recording.

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After a movie has been recorded, it is not fully saved to the internal memory or memory card until 
monitor display returns to the shooting display. Do not open the battery-chamber/memory card 
slot cover before movies have been fully saved. Removing the memory card or the battery while a 
movie is being saved may result in loss of the movie data or damage to the camera or to the 
memory card.

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