Playback and Recording 3 Chapter

? 03 FUNCTION1

 

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ASSIGN

SW

<1>

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ATW

ASSIGN

SW

<2>

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OFF

ASSIGN

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<3>

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OFF

ASSIGN

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<4>

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OFF

TURBO

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TURBO

DF/NDF

 

 

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DF

CACHE/INTVAL REC:

A.INT

TAKE TOTAL

TIME

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20M

REC TIME

 

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5SEC

PRE-LIGHTING

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OFF

 

 

 

 

 

17Press the MENU knob.

The b mark on the left of “PRE-LIGHTING” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.

18Turn the MENU knob until the desired time to turn on the light before starting to record appears.

As you turn the MENU knob, the PRE-LIGHTING time changes in the following sequence: OFF y 2SEC y 5SEC y 10SEC.

Notes

•Set the LIGHT switch on the camcorder to AUTO to turn on the light before recording.

The light switch must also be set to ON. With these settings, the light turns on and off automatically. (However, the light remains on continuously if the off time is less than 5 seconds.)

•When the LIGHT switch is set to MANUAL and the light switch is set to ON, the light remains on continuously.

19Press the MENU knob.

The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark.

20To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF.

The menu disappears from the screen and the message “AUTO INTERVAL **M**S” indicating Auto Interval Rec mode appears along the bottom of the screen.

“**M**S” indicates the shooting interval. For example, the message “AUTO INTERVAL 00M04S” indicates that the shooting interval is four seconds.

Note

The camcorder exits Auto Interval Rec mode whenever it is powered off. However, the TAKE TOTAL TIME and REC TIME settings are maintained. You do not need to set them again the next time you use Auto Interval Rec mode.

To shoot and record in Auto Interval Rec mode

Proceed as follows.

1 After performing the basic procedures for shooting and recording, following the instructions in 3-2-1 “Basic Procedures” (page 40), secure the camcorder so that it will not move.

2 Press the REC 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 ten 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 (red) in the viewfinder lights.

After the length of time for recording on the disc (REC TIME) has elapsed, the camcorder automatically stops recording.

To continue auto interval recording

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

However, disc access may occur 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 disc

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

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