Recording with the Interval Timer

With the interval timer, you can record images over a selected time with a selected interval. This

function is useful when shooting flowers, animals, and other natural events.E You can select an interval of 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes or 10 minutes, and a recording time

of 0.5 seconds, 1 second, 1.5 seconds, or 2 seconds.

Example: 2 seconds recording time at a 5 minutes interval

(= standby time of 5 minutes including the recording time of 2 seconds)

 

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2 sec.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 min. 58 sec.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 min. 58 sec.

 

Record

 

 

 

 

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Interval time

 

 

 

 

Interval time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 min.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Default setting:

Recording time: 0.5 seconds

Interval time: 30 seconds

TAPE + CAMERA

 

CAM.SET UP

INTERVAL

INTERVAL T.• ON

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INTERVAL••••30sec

REC TIME••••0.5sec

1.Slide the POWER switch to CAMERA and the TAPE/CARD switch to TAPE.

Load a cassette.

2.Open the CAM. SET UP submenu and select a INTERVAL.

The interval timer menu appears.

3.Select INTERVAL T. and set it to ON.

You return to the interval timer menu.

4.Select INTERVAL and set the interval.

You return to the interval timer menu.

5.Select REC TIME and set the recording time.6.Close the menu.7.Press the start/stop button to start recording.

The interval recording starts and INT T. appears in the display.

When the interval time is set to 30 seconds or 1 minute, the camcorder enters into record pause mode between recordings. When it is set to 5 or 10 minutes, the camcorder stops between recordings.

Recording

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