To shoot and record in Manual Interval Rec mode After making the required settings, proceed as follows.
1 After performing the basic procedure for shooting and recording following the instructions in
2 Press the REC START button on the camcorder or the VTR button on the lens.
The camcorder starts recording in Manual Interval Rec mode. In the viewfinder, “MANU INTERVAL *FRAME” and the TALLY indicator (green) flash.
•In the single shot mode, the TALLY indicator flashes twice per second.
•In the consecutive mode, the TALLY indicator flashes four times per second.
To exit Manual Interval Rec mode
Do one of the following.
•In the single shot mode, press the EJECT button.
•In the consecutive mode, press the camcorder REC START button or the lens VTR button to stop recording.
•Set the camcorder POWER switch to OFF.
After the camcorder has exited from Manual Interval Rec mode, it records picture data stored in memory to the disc.
Notes on Manual Interval Rec mode
Take note of the following points.
i.LINK
During interval recording, signal input/output through the i.LINK interface is impossible.
Time code
In Manual Interval Rec mode, the internal time code generator runs in
Audio
Audio signals are not recorded in Manual Interval Rec mode.
Playback control buttons
While recording in the single shot mode of Manual Interval Rec mode (the TALLY indicator (green) in the viewfinder flashes twice per second), you cannot use most of playback control buttons (F REV, F FWD, NEXT, PREV, PLAY/PAUSE, and STOP). To exit the single shot mode, press the EJECT button.
While recording in the consecutive mode of Manual Interval Rec mode (the TALLY indicator (green) flashes four times per second), you cannot use the disc control buttons (EJECT, F REV, F FWD, NEXT, PREV, PLAY/ PAUSE and STOP). To use these buttons, stop recording by pressing the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens.
Menu operation
In the single shot mode of Manual Interval Rec mode, you cannot change the settings of “CACHE/INTVAL REC” and “NUMBER OF FRAME” on the FUNCTION 1 page after the camcorder starts recording. To change the settings, stop recording by pressing the EJECT button or setting the POWER switch to OFF.
While recording in the consecutive mode of Manual Interval Rec mode, you cannot change the settings of CACHE/INTVAL REC, NUMBER OF FRAME and TRIGGER INTERVAL on the FUNCTION 1 page. To change these settings, stop recording by pressing the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens.
When the camcorder power is switched off during recording in Manual Interval Rec mode
•When you set the POWER switch to OFF, the camcorder will switch off by itself after disc access has continued for a few seconds to record the picture data stored in memory.
•If you remove the battery, unplug the DC cable, or cut the power to the AC adaptor during manual interval recording, picture data stored before recording stops (a maximum of ten seconds) may be lost. Take care when changing the battery.
3-2-6 Retaking the Most Recent Clip
A retake function is available, making it easy to erase and retake the most recently recorded clip.
To use the retake function, you need use the FUNCTION 1 menu to assign it to one of the assignable switches (ASSIGN 1, ASSIGN 3, ASSIGN 4, or TURBO GAIN).
For details about operation, see section
Example: After recording clip 3, you want to delete it and record a new clip 3 after clip 2.
Clip 1 | Clip 2 | Clip 3 |
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New clip
To retake the most recent clip
With recording paused or after the end of a preview (see page 62), proceed as follows.
1 Press the switch or button to which the retake function has been assigned.
While the button is pressed, the last frame of the recorded clip and the message “PUSH RET FOR CLIP DELETE” appears.
2 In this state, press the RET button.
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