Playback and Recording 3 Chapter

3-2-4 Starting a Shoot with a Few Seconds of Pre-Stored Picture Data (Picture Cache Function)

The camcorder has a large capacity internal memory, in which you can cache the last few seconds (maximum 12 seconds) of captured video and audio, so that recording starts from a point just before you press the REC START button or VTR button on the lens.

Setting the Picture Cache time/Picture Cache mode

To record in Picture Cache mode, you need to turn on Picture Cache mode and set the picture data storage time (Picture Cache time) using the USER menu.

The Picture Cache time determines the number of seconds recorded from the Picture Cache, counting back from the time when you press the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens to start recording. However, the number of seconds actually recorded from the Picture Cache may be shorter immediately after the setting of the VDR SAVE/ STBY switch is changed, and in the special situations explained in the following notes.

Notes

•The contents of picture cache memory are unstable for a short time immediately after you select Picture Cache mode or change the Picture Cache time. Therefore, if you put the unit into recording mode by pressing the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens immediately after such operation, pictures just before such operation cannot be recorded.

•During playback or recording review, no data is saved to the picture cache memory. Thus it is not possible to use this function to rerecord the last few seconds of material from playback or recording review.

To turn Picture Cache mode on, proceed as follows.

MENU knob

MENU ON/OFF

 

switch

 

 

1 Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON.

The last accessed menu page appears on the screen.

2 Turn the MENU knob until the FUNCTION 1 page appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

? 03 FUNCTION1

TOP

 

 

ASSIGN

SW

<1>

:

ATW

 

 

ASSIGN

SW

<2>

:

OFF

 

 

ASSIGN

SW

<3>

:

OFF

 

 

ASSIGN

SW

<4>

:

OFF

 

 

TURBO

SW

 

:

TURBO

 

 

DF/NDF

 

 

:

DF

 

 

CACHE/INTVAL

REC:

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Press the MENU knob.

A b mark appears on the left of the currently selected item and a z mark appears on the left of the setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

03 FUNCTION1

TOP

 

 

ASSIGN

SW

<1>

:

ATW

 

 

ASSIGN

SW

<2>

:

OFF

 

 

ASSIGN

SW

<3>

:

OFF

 

 

ASSIGN

SW

<4>

:

OFF

 

 

TURBO

SW

 

:

TURBO

 

 

DF/NDF

 

 

:

DF

 

 

CACHE/INTVAL

REC:

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “CACHE/INTVAL REC”.

5 Press the MENU knob.

The b mark on the left of “CACHE/INTVAL REC” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

03 FUNCTION1

TOP

 

 

ASSIGN

SW

<1>

:

ATW

 

 

ASSIGN

SW

<2>

:

OFF

 

 

ASSIGN

SW

<3>

:

OFF

 

 

ASSIGN

SW

<4>

:

OFF

 

 

TURBO

SW

 

:

TURBO

 

 

DF/NDF

 

 

:

DF

 

 

CACHE/INTVAL

REC:

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 Turn the MENU knob until “CACHE” appears.

As you turn the MENU knob, the setting changes in the following sequence: OFF y CACHE y A. INT

yM. INT.

When “CACHE” appears, the camcorder is in Picture Cache mode, where picture, sound, and time code are constantly saved in memory. The TALLY indicator (green) is on while picture data is being stored in memory.

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