PRE-REC

This prevents you missing a shot.

This allows recording of the pictures and sound to start approximately 3 seconds before the recording start/stop button is pressed.

1 Press the PRE-REC button.

PRE-RECappears on the screen.

≥Aim this unit at the subject and position it securely.

2 Press the recording start/stop button to start recording.

≥There is no beep sound.

≥After recording starts, the PRE-REC setting is cancelled.

≥PRE-REC is cancelled in the following cases. jIf you change the mode.

jIf you open the SD card cover.

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If you open the SD card cover when the [MEDIA SELECT] is set to [SD CARD] in recording mode.)

jIf you press the MENU button. jIf you turn the unit off.

≥When the remaining time left for recording motion pictures is less than 1 minute, PRE-REC cannot be set.

≥If you start recording less than 3 seconds after pressing the PRE-REC button, or while the PRE-REC indication flashes within about

3 seconds after initiating the quick start operation, motion pictures for 3 seconds cannot be recorded.

≥When the recording start/stop button is pressed, image shake and operation sound may be recorded.

≥Images displayed on the thumbnail in playback mode will differ from the motion pictures displayed at the start of playback.

Shooting guide

Message is displayed when this unit is moved rapidly.

Select the menu. (l27)

[RECORD SETUP] # [SHOOTING GUIDE]

#[ON]

≥This function’s default setting is [ON].

When “CAMERA PANNING IS TOO FAST.” appears, move the unit slowly while recording.

≥Set to [OFF] to turn off the message indication.

≥Message will not appear while pausing the recording. (Message will appear even if it is pausing the recording if [DEMO MODE] is set to [ON])

≥In some recording conditions, messages may not appear.

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