Pre-Recording

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

Operating modes:

1 Activate the pre-recording function.

[FUNC.] 8[d Pre REC] 8[AOn] 8[a]

•d appears.

•Repeat, selecting [BOff], to turn off pre-recording.

2Press g.

The scene recorded in the memory will start 3 seconds before gwas 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 gif the button was pressed within 3 seconds of having turned on pre-recording or having finished the previous recording.

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

-Leaving the camcorder without any operation for 5 minutes.

-Pressing Sor z.

-Changing the position of the mode switch.

-Changing the camcorder's operating mode.

-Setting the camcorder to standby mode.

-Changing any of the setup menu settings or changing the following settings in the FUNC. panel: [Rec. Programs], [White Balance], [AGC Limit], [Digital Effect] or [Image Stabilizer].

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