Mn-Co-Ni-O thin films of metal atomic ratio 3.0 : 1.9 : 1.0 were prepared on glass substrates from methanol solutions of the corresponding metal β-diketonates by dip-coating. As-prepared films were heated at 900°C for 1 h mostly after being calcined at 450°C for 5 min. The film thickness increased with increasing concentration of the solution as well as the number of lifting times. However, the effect was not apparent with the sample prepared without calcination. The prepared films were observed to crystallize into a complicated spinel phase by the heating process at 900°C for 1 h. The surface of the dense film composed of particles of about 0.2 μm diameter, was almost even. The thermal and aging responses of electric resistance showed the film to be a good material as a thermistor.