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Nikon Coolpix S600
Nikon Coolpix S600
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justbarb (justbarb) 1 pts
July 7, 2008 10:14 PM
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Movie mode - Choppy?

In the store, I noticed that when I shot in movie mode and zoomed, it was very choppy and jumpy. Have others had this experience?
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts
July 10, 2008 12:15 PM
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Well, one has to remember that video on still cameras is more a marketing feature than the provider of quality video. First off, chances are it uses an inferior codec like Motion JPEG. The bottom line is that those wanting high quality video and still pictures in an all in one solution may want to consider going the other way and getting a camcorder which shoots and save still photos onto a flash memory card. These days the quality is exceeding 6mp.
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justbarb (justbarb) 1 pts
July 10, 2008 2:32 PM
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Thank you for your reply. Yes, I primarily want a still camera but also like to take short videos - family, pets, etc - and it's nice to have good quality (not great as you point out). It was probably a function of the actual camera. It was very low on battery power and that may have been a factor. I had never had this problem on my Canon so I wasn't sure if it was a commonly known problem with Nikons or with this camera in particular. Thanks for responding.
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts
July 10, 2008 4:25 PM
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Try resetting the camera. That will clear out the memory, reload the firmware, and bring it back to factory defaults. With luck, that'll trim it out.
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Brenda P (BrendaP) 28729 pts
July 10, 2008 9:04 PM
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This may also have something to do with the memory card. Using a good-sized mem card and one with fairly fast speed will improve movie mode in a lot of cases. The jumpiness can be caused as the memory card scrambles to catch up saving the movie footage.
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