Playback and Recording 3 Chapter

When power is lost during recording

•When the power is turned off during recording, the camcorder will switch itself off after disc access has continued for a few seconds to record the picture in the instant of power off.

•If you remove the battery, pull out the DC cable, or cut power to the AC adaptor during recording, video and audio stored in memory will be lost without being recorded to the disc. For this reason, make sure you do not change the battery while recording.

3-2-5 Time-Lapse Video (Interval Rec Function)

Using the memory in the camcorder, you can capture time- lapse video. There are two modes for this function, which is known as “Interval Rec.”

•Auto Interval Rec mode

In Auto Interval Rec mode, pictures are automatically shot a frame at a time at the specified interval and stored in memory. To use this function you must set the total time for shooting (TAKE TOTAL TIME) and the length of time for recording on the disc (REC TIME).

•Manual Interval Rec mode

A specified number of frames (NUMBER OF FRAME) is recorded when you press the REC START button or the lens VTR button.

There are two Manual Interval Rec modes: a single shot mode in which recording is done once with each press of the button, and a consecutive mode in which recording is done repeatedly at a specified interval after the button is pressed.

A pre-lighting function is available in Auto Interval Rec mode and the consecutive mode of Manual Interval Rec mode. This function automatically turns on the light before recording starts, which allows you to record pictures under stable light and color temperature conditions.

Note

The camcorder cannot be put into Interval Rec mode when the scanning mode is 24P (with the CBK-FC01 expansion board (see page 138) installed).

Auto Interval Rec mode settings and shooting

To make settings before shooting

To record in Auto Interval Rec mode, you need to turn on Auto Interval Rec and set the total time from start to finish of shooting (TAKE TOTAL TIME) and the length of time for recording on the disc (REC TIME), using the USER menu.

Notes

•To make settings for Auto Interval Rec mode, set “TAKE TOTAL TIME” first, then “REC TIME”.

•To turn on the light automatically before starting to record, set the LIGHT switch to AUTO.

To turn on Auto Interval Rec mode, 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.

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