Playback and Recording 3 Chapter

Note

The settings for Auto Interval Rec mode are maintained until changed. However, if you switch off the camcorder power, Auto Interval Rec mode is cleared except for the TAKE TOTAL TIME, REC TIME and PRE-LIGHTING settings. To use the Auto Interval Rec function again after switching on the power, perform steps 1 to 6.

Recording in Auto Interval Rec mode

Proceed as follows:

Note

When you use cassettes on which nothing is recorded, such as brand new cassettes, be sure to record color bars for more than 2 seconds at the beginning of a cassette.

1 After performing the basic procedures for shooting and recording, following the instructions in “3-2-1 Basic Procedures” (page 34), secure the camcorder so that it will not move.

2 Press the VTR START button on the camcorder or the VTR button on the lens.

The camcorder starts recording in Auto Interval Rec mode. When you use the PRE-LIGHTING function, recording starts after the light is switched on.

The actual recording to disc begins when the camcorder has saved about five seconds of video in memory, so disc access is intermittent.

While recording in Auto Interval Rec mode, the TALLY indicator (green) in the viewfinder flashes (4 flashes/second) and the message “AUTO INTERVAL **M**S” flashes on the viewfinder screen.

When the camcorder is capturing the picture in memory, the REC indicator in the viewfinder lights. After the length of time for recording on the tape (REC TIME) has elapsed, the camcorder automatically stops recording.

To continue auto interval recording

Press the VTR START button on the camcorder or the VTR button on the lens again.

The camcorder starts recording in Auto Interval Rec mode again.

To interrupt auto interval recording

Press the VTR START button or the VTR button on the lens. The camcorder stops recording.

However, the tape may run for recording picture data already stored in memory.

To end auto interval recording

You can exit Auto Interval Rec mode using the following two methods:

• Set the POWER switch to OFF.

•Set CACHE/INTVAL REC to OFF on the FUNCTION 1 page.

Time required for shooting and time required for recording on the tape

Auto Interval Rec mode is effective for shooting objects that move very slowly. To use this function, you need to set the total time for shooting (TAKE TOTAL TIME) and the length of time for recording on the tape (REC TIME). The time required for shooting is the time required to capture the very slowly moving subject, and the camcorder must be arranged so that during this time the subject is always in the frame.

The tape recording time indicates the running time of the completed recording. The camcorder calculates the time- lapse interval from these two times.

Total time for shooting (TAKE TOTAL TIME)

Shooting interval

Time for recording on the tape (REC TIME)

Notes on Auto Interval Rec operation

Note the following points.

Time code

In Auto Interval Rec mode, the internal time code generator runs in R-RUN mode regardless of how the F- RUN/SET/R-RUN switch is set.

The actual time of the shooting is saved in the user bits. When you need to set the internal clock, use the TIME DATE page of the DIAGNOSIS menu.

For details, see “5-3-6 Setting the Date/Time of the Internal Clock” on page 89.

Audio

Audio signals are not recorded in Auto Interval Rec mode.

Cassette control buttons

While recording in Auto Interval Rec mode, you cannot use the cassette control buttons (EJECT, REW, F FWD, PLAY and STOP). To use these buttons, stop recording by pressing the VTR START button or the VTR button on the lens.

Menu operation

While recording in Auto Interval Rec mode, you cannot change the settings of CACHE/INTVAL REC, TAKE

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