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.

Operating modes:

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.

• 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 .

-

the position of the camera mode dial.

 

Changing

 

- Setting the camcorder to standby mode.

Self Timer

Operating modes:

FUNC. [ Menu] or [Self Timer] [On ] FUNC.

appears.

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