Recording Video

2 Press the START/STOP button to begin recording.

•Recording starts. The rear and front tally lamps illuminate and the recording indicator [ÜREC] appears at the top of the screen.

46• You can use the START/STOP button on the grip unit, the camcorder's body (on the front, next to the lens mount) or the handle unit.

3 Press the START/STOP button to pause the recording.

•The clip* is recorded to the SD card and the camcorder enters record pause mode. Both tally lamps will go out.

* “Clip” refers to one movie unit from the point you press the START/STOP button to start recording until you press again to pause the recording.

Front tally lamp

IMPORTANT

• Observe the following precautions while either of the SD card access indicators is illuminated in red. Failure to do so may result in permanent data loss.

-Do not open the SD card compartment cover and do not remove the SD cards.

-Do not disconnect the power source or turn off the camcorder.

•Be sure to save your recordings regularly (A123), especially after making important recordings. Canon shall not be liable for any loss or corruption of data.

NOTES

•Depending on the shooting conditions, the camcorder may pick up and record the operation sounds of the lens (autofocus, aperture, image stabilization, etc.) or the cooling fan. In such case, using an external microphone is recommended to reduce the effect.

•A single clip can be recorded continuously for up to 12 hours. After 12 hours, the camcorder will automatically stop recording.

•You can use [wOther Functions] >[Rec Review] (A83) to review part or all of the last clip recorded.

•You can use [wOther Functions] >[Delete Last Clip] (A140) to delete the last clip recorded. However, you cannot delete the last clip if double slot recording is on.

•If [wOther Functions] >[HDMI] >[Rec Command] is set to [On] and you use the HDMI OUT terminal to connect the camcorder to a device compatible with HDMI recording commands, when you start or stop recording with the camcorder, the other device will also start or stop recording.

•When the camcorder switches form recording on one SD card to another during relay recording, the video will be recorded as two separate relay clips. With the supplied software, Data Import Utility, you can join relay clips recorded on two SD cards and save them on a computer (A123).

•The video (stream) file in a clip will be split approximately every 2 GB for clips with a long recording time. Even in such case, playback will be continuous. With the supplied software, Data Import Utility, you can join such split files into a single clip and save them on a computer (A123).