Using the special recording functions

Making the settings in the RECORDING SETUP screen (Page 103) enables special recording functions such as Pre-recording, Interval Recording, One Shot Recording, and Loop Recording.

These special recording functions can be used only when the settings below are established.

•OPERATION TYPE item (Page 97): VIDEO CAM

•Recording format: 1080i/50i, 720P/50P, 576i/50i, 1080i/25P, 720P/25P or 576i/25P

Pre-recording (PRE REC)

This function is used to record pictures and sound starting at a fixed time (approx. 3 seconds for HD recording or approx. 7 seconds for 576i recording) before the time when the actual recording has been set to start.

Recording start operation Recording stop operation (Time)

Actual recording

Pre-recording time

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1 Check that the settings given above have been established for the OPERATION TYPE item and recording format.

2 Select ON under PREREC MODE. (Page 103)

• For menu operations (Page 93)

3 Press the START/STOP button. Pre-recording starts.

•In the following cases, the pre-recording function will be canceled, and recording will be initiated from the respective operation points.

·When 1394 input recording is initiated

·When the unit is transferred from the playback mode to the recording mode

·When interval recording is initiated

·When one-shot recording is initiated

·When loop recording is initiated

•Immediately after switching from the MCR mode to CAM mode, immediately after turning on the camera-recorder’s power or immediately after changing the PRE-REC option setting, it may not be possible to record the images and sound before the time mentioned on the previous page has elapsed even if the recording has been started straight away.

Interval recording (INTERVAL REC)

With this function, the unit continuously records frames (1/25 sec.) one at a time with an interval.

The interval can be set with INTERVAL TIME item.

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1 Check that the settings given above have been established for the OPERATION TYPE item and recording format.

2 Select INTERVAL under REC FUNCTION. (Page 103)

• For menu operations (Page 93)

3 Set the time INTERVAL TIME. (Page 103)

4 Press the START/STOP button.

The unit starts INTERVAL REC operation.

•To stop operation, push the Operation lever in the G direction.

•To release the function, either turn off the unit’s power or select NORMAL under REC FUNCTION.

•The following displays will appear on the left of the operation status display.

While recording is underway: I-REC lights up.

In temporary standby: I-PAUSE lights up.

While recording is stopped: The “I-” of I-

PAUSE flashes.

However, if the duration selected in step 3 is less than 2 seconds, I-REC will flash while recording is underway in accordance with the set time.

•The pre-recording function does not work.

•No sound is recorded.

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