Video setting on the Nikon Coolpix 5000?

Question

I am using a Nikon Coolpix 5000 camera. It's sort of old, and it looks like it's a film camera, but it's really a digital camera. I know it has a video setting, but I have no idea how to use it. Can someone help me please? And preferably sometime soon! Thanks! :)

Answer 1

the manual tells you step by step

Answer 2

A PDF version of the manual for the Nikon Coolpix 5000 is available on Nikon's website:

http://www.nikonusa.com/pdf/manuals/cool...

You must enter the shooting menu and navigate to the "Continuous" menu where the option to shoot video is located. When you've set the camera to video mode then recording begins when you press the shutter release and ends when you press the shutter release again.

"This option is used to make QVGA movies 320 × 240 pixels in size, with sound recorded via the camera’s built-in microphone. Recording begins when the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down and ends when the shutter-release button is fully pressed a second time. While recording is in progress, frames are shot at about fifteen frames per second. In place of the number of exposures remaining, monitor exposure-count display shows length of movie that can be recorded. Movie ends automatically after 60 seconds or when no more space is available on memory card. Movies are stored as QuickTime movie files with names ending in '.MOV'."

- Nikon Coolpix 5000 manual, page 108