How do I use the Movie Digest function to shoot and to play back movies made with it? (PowerShot SX510 HS)
Solution
You can make a short movie of a day just by shooting still images. Before each shot, the camera will automatically record a movie clip (about two to four seconds) of the scene. Each clip recorded that day is combined into a single file.
NOTE
- Clips may not be recorded if you shoot a still image immediately after turning the camera on, choosing [Movie Digest] (
) mode, or operating the camera in other ways. - Battery life is shorter in this mode than in [AUTO ] mode, because clips are recorded for each shot.
- Any sounds from camera operations during movie recording will be included in the movie.
1. Turn on the camera.
2. Set the <Mode Dial> to [ ].
].
3. To shoot a still image, press the shutter button all the way down.
- Before shooting, the camera will automatically record a clip about 2 – 4 seconds long.
NOTE
- [ ] mode movie quality is [
] and cannot be changed. - Some camera sounds will be muted. Sounds are not played when you press the shutter button halfway, use camera controls, or trigger the self-timer.
- Although the clips recorded on a particular day are combined into a single file, individual clips (chapters) can be edited
- Clips are saved as separate movie files in the following cases even if they were recorded on the same day in [ ] mode.
- The movie file size reaches about 4 GB or the total recording time reaches approx. 1 hour.
- A movie is protected.
- A new folder is created.
- Daylight saving time or time zone settings are changed.
View digest movies recorded automatically in [ ] mode on a day of still image shooting as follows.
] mode on a day of still image shooting as follows.1.1. Press the <Playback> button on the camera.
Still images shot in [ ] mode are labeled with an [ 
] icon.
] mode are labeled with an [ ] icon.
NOTE
- After a moment, [ ] will no longer be displayed when you are using the camera with information display deactivated.
2. Press the <
> button, and then choose [ ] in the menu.
> button, and then choose [ ] in the menu.
3. When you press the <> button, the movie recorded automatically on the day of still image shooting is played back, from the beginning.
> button, the movie recorded automatically on the day of still image shooting is played back, from the beginning.