
Press the MENU button t select the (CAMERA SET) with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.
After executing [SMTH SLW REC] with an ASSIGN button, you can also cancel [SMTH SLW REC] by pressing the ASSIGN button again. See page 44 for details on how to use the ASSIGN buttons.
You can select the [SMTH SLW REC] settings suitable for your recording.
xTIMING
You can use this to select when recording starts in relation to when the REC START/ STOP button is pressed.
[6sec AFTER]*
[6sec CENTER]
[6sec BEFORE]
*The default setting is [6sec AFTER].
x TRIG
When you set this function to [ON], recording automatically starts in response to a preset sound level instead of the REC START/STOP button being pressed.
The [ TRIG] setting is canceled when you turn the power off and back on.
x TRIG LEVEL
You can select the sound level at which recording is triggered from [HIGH], [MIDDLE] and [LOW] in [ TRIG LEVEL]. The default setting is [HIGH].
zTips
•When [ TRIG] is set to [ON], you can also start recording by pressing the REC START/ STOP button.
•When you manually set the microphone volume
to a low level, [ TRIG] may not work properly. We recommend that you set [
TRIG LEVEL] to [MIDDLE] or [LOW].
You can record a series of movies on a tape at regular intervals. This function is useful to observe things like cloud movements or daylight changes. The scenes run smoothly into each other when you play back the tape. Use the AC Adapter/Charger to obtain AC power for long recording.
Recording Recording Recording
interval interval
1Select [ON/OFF] t [ON] with the SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial.
2Perform the following step if you are changing the recording time from the default setting of [0.5sec]. If you are
keeping the default recording time, go straight to step 3.
Select [REC TIME] t [0.5sec], [1sec], [1.5sec] or [2sec] with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.
3Perform the following step if you are changing the interval time from the default
setting of [30sec]. If you are keeping the default interval time, go straight to step 4.
Select [INTERVAL] t [30sec], [1min], [5min] or [10min].
4Select [OK] with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.
5Press the MENU button to hide the menu screen.
6Press the REC START/STOP button.
bNotes
•Sounds cannot be recorded.
•The recording time may be shorter than the set time, depending on recording conditions.
•The image quality is lower than with the regular recording.
The [INTERVAL REC] recording starts.
To cancel [INTERVAL REC], press the REC START/STOP button.
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