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Dual Recording and Relay Recording

Dual Recording and Relay Recording

When you record, you can use dual recording to record simultaneously on both memory cards so that you can use one of the movies as a backup.

Alternatively, you can use relay recording so that if the memory card being recorded on becomes full, the recording will continue uninterrupted on the other memory card.

Activating dual recording

The backup movie is recorded on memory card 3. After you activate dual recording, select the backup movie's recording mode.

Operating modes:

1Open the [Dual Recording] screen.[FUNC.] >[MENU] >>[Dual/Relay Recording] >[Dual Recording]

•The screen shows the movie format and recording mode of the movies that will be recorded on each card.

2Select the movie format and recording mode for the backup movie that will be recorded on memory card 3.

•The first option is always the same movie format and recording mode of the movie that will be recorded on memory card 2. The second two options are always [¸4Mbps] and

[¸3Mbps], which result in small files that are ideal for transferring to a computer.

3 Touch [X].

Activating relay recording

Operating modes:

1Open the [Dual/Relay Recording] screen.[FUNC.] >[MENU] >>[Dual/Relay Recording]2 Touch [Relay Recording] and then touch [X].

NOTES

•To use neither function, select [Standard Recording] on the [Dual/Relay Recording] screen.

•When you use relay recording, it does not matter which memory card the recording starts on. The recording will continue on the other memory card. However, the camcorder will switch to another memory card only one time.

•With the supplied software, Data Import Utility, you can join relay scenes (either AVCHD or MP4 format) recorded on both memory cards as a single scene and save it on a computer (A108).

•Dual recording is not available when the recording mode is set to 28 Mbps LPCM (50.00P), 28 Mbps (50.00P) or 35 Mbps (50.00P).