Recording Movies and Photos

•About the power saving mode: If q>[Auto Power Off] is set to [iOn], the camcorder will shut off automatically to save power when it is powered by a battery pack and is left without any operation for 5 minutes. Use the power switch to turn on the camcorder.

•When recording in bright places, it may be difficult to use the OLED screen. In such cases, you can adjust the brightness of the OLED screen with the q>[OLED Brightness] setting. Alternatively, you can also use the viewfinder (A24).

•Photos are recorded as JPG files. During and modes, the camcorder can take photos

44 during record pause mode or capture photos from a movie during playback (A97). The photo size and number of photos that can be saved on a 1 GB memory card are summarized in the following table. However, the actual number of photos that can be recorded will vary depending on the subject and shooting conditions.

Movie Format

Recording mode

Photo size

Number of photos

AVCHD

Any

1920x1080

660

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35 Mbps, 24 Mbps, 17 Mbps

1920x1080

660

 

 

 

 

 

MP4

4 Mbps

1280x720

1,490

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Mbps

640x360

5,800

 

 

 

 

 

•Photos cannot be recorded while the digital zoom is activated or during dual recording.

•You can capture a photo from a scene during playback (A97).

•When you need to record for a long time with the camcorder set on a tripod, you can close the OLED panel and use only the viewfinder in order to save power when using a battery pack (A24).

Reviewing the Latest Scene Recorded

You can review the last 4 seconds of the last scene recorded with the camcorder without switching to mode. While reviewing the latest scene, the picture will be played back without sound. By

default, assignable button 5 is set to [ Rec Review] but you can set another assignable button to this function (A92).

Operating modes:

1 Record a scene.

2 After you finish recording a scene, press .