Pre-recording Function

The camcorder will start recording 3 seconds before you press START/STOP , ensuring you do not miss important shooting opportuni- ties. This is especially useful when it is difficult to predict when to start recording.

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1 Open ( ) the joystick guide.

Pre REC

2 Select ( ) [ Pre REC] and press .

appears.

• Press again to turn pre-recording off.

3Press START/STOP .

The scene recorded in the memory will start 3 seconds before START/STOP was pressed.

NOTES

While pre-recording is activated, the camcorder will not emit any notifi- cation sounds.

The camcorder will not record the full 3 seconds prior to pressing START/STOP if the button was pressed within 3 seconds of having

turned on pre-recording or having finished the previous recording.

The thumbnail displayed in the movie index screen is based on when START/STOP was pressed.

Any of the following actions will deactivate the pre-recording function.

-Leaving the camcorder without any operation for 5 minutes.

-Pressing FUNC. , or VIDEO SNAP .

-Changing the position of the camera mode dial.

-Setting the camcorder to standby mode.

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