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Capturing Video with the Z7

Shooting movies is as easy a flipping a switch—the Photo Mode/Movie Mode switch located to the right of the viewfinder. If you’re looking for no-fuss, casual video, after you’ve selected Movie mode, just rotate the mode dial to the green Auto position and press the red Movie button located on top of the Z7, just southwest of the shutter release button. Capture will start; press the Movie button again to stop recording. That’s all there is to grabbing good video clips.

But if you want to go beyond “good” to “excellent,” you’ll want to read this chapter and the next one, which will introduce you to the full range of the Z7’s sophisticated movie-making capabilities. While I listed and briefly described all the options ...

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