Chapter 3 Recording and playback

When recording is to be suspended at any time

Press the STOP button. Recording is now suspended.

O With the AJ-SDC905 SDC905 , the tape may continue to run since the unit will record the images stored in the memory until the moment when the button is pressed.

When the recording is to be continued

Press the unit’s VTR START button or VTR button on the lens once more. Interval recording is now started again.

When the recording is to be continued

Press the unit’s VTR START button or VTR button on the lens once more. One-shot recording is now started again.

When the ONE SHOT mode of INTERVAL REC is to be exited

There are two ways to do this.

1)Set the unit’s POWER switch to OFF.

2)Perform a menu operation and select OFF as the INTERVAL REC MODE item setting.

When the INTERVAL REC mode is to be exited

There are two ways to do this.

1)Set the unit’s POWER switch to OFF.

2)Perform a menu operation and select OFF as the INTERVAL REC MODE item setting.

Procedure for shooting in the ONE SHOT mode

Follow the procedure below for shooting after the settings for the interval recording mode have been completed.

1 After performing the basic operations for shooting and recording as set forth in “3-2 Basic procedures,” secure the unit in such a way that it will not move.

2 Press the unit’s VTR START button or the VTR button on the lens. When the set REC TIME has elapsed, the recording is ended automatically.

As mentioned in “2-7 Display window and its displays,” “i” flashes when the INTERVAL REC mode is selected. As soon as recording starts, “iREC” lights.

When the recording ends, “iREC” flashes.

The same displays as the ones in the display window also appear inside the viewfinder, and the TALLY lamp lights while recording is underway.

 

 

iREC

Time base

 

 

start

Real-time video signals

 

 

 

 

 

REC TIME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real-time audio signals

 

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(recording time = t1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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What is recorded on the tape Previous cut

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checkpoints common to all INTERVAL REC modes

≥The interval recording function will not work when the <SYSTEM MODE> screen is opened from the SYSTEM SETTING page by performing menu operations and 1394 is selected as the REC SIGNAL menu item setting.

≥Sound-related

Whether the sound is to be recorded or not during interval recording is set by setting ON or OFF for the AUDIO REC item on the <REC FUNCTION> screen.

≥Tape function button-related

During interval recording, all the tape function buttons (EJECT, REW, FF and PLAY/STILL) except STOP do not work.

≥Starting recording quickly when unit is in pause mode Selecting REC as the setting for one of either USER MAIN or USER1/USER2 buttons in advance enables quick start recording during pause mode when the set button is pressed. Measurement of pause mode time is continued even after quick start recording.

≥When the unit’s power was turned off during recording

SDC905

If the unit’s POWER switch was set to the OFF position during interval recording with the use of the memory, the tape will continue to run in order to record the video signals which were stored in the memory until the moment when the POWER switch was set to OFF, and then the power will automatically go off.

If the battery was removed, the DC cable was disconnected or the power supplied through the AC adapter was cut off during recording, those shots (up to 6 seconds) taken prior to the moment concerned may not be recorded. Bear this in mind when the battery is to be replaced.

≥When the tape has run out during recording SDC905 Bear in mind that if the tape has run out and stops during interval recording with the use of the memory, those shots (up to 6 seconds) taken prior to the moment when the tape stopped may not be recorded.

≥With the AJ-SDC905 SDC905 , if a PLAY, FF or REW operation is performed after one-shot recording, the operation will be performed after the images remaining in the memory are written on the tape.

While the images are being recorded, the LED of the button pressed (for play, FF or REW operation) will flash.

≥Concerning the time code display SDC905

When recording has been started, the time code (TCG) display may remain in the hold status until it is possible for the time code (TCR) on the tape to be read.

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