When you record a clip, you can specify which frame to use as the clip thumbnail image (see page 95).
(The factory default setting is to use the first frame in the clip as the thumbnail.)
For example, if all clips have the same image in their first frames, you can specify a frame a few seconds after the start of the clip, so that all thumbnails will not show the same image. (How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU knob to move b to the desired item.)
1 Display the ESSENCE MARK page of the MAINTENANCE menu, and press the MENU knob.
For details on menu operations, see “Basic menu operations” on page 163.
2 Select INDEX PIC. POS, and press the MENU knob.
3 Turn the MENU knob to select the desired time.
4 Press the MENU knob.
Starting a shoot with a few seconds of
The camcorder has a large capacity internal memory, in which you can cache the last few seconds (maximum 30 seconds) of captured video and audio, so that recording starts from a point just before you press the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens.
Setting the Picture Cache mode/Picture Cache time
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
•Storage of images to memory begins after you select Picture Cache mode. If you begin recoding immediately after selecting Picture Cache mode, images from before the selection will not be recorded.
•During playback, recording review or GUI screen operations, 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.
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For details on menu operations, see “Basic menu operations” on page 163.
2 Select CACHE REC, and turn the MENU knob to display CACHE.
3 Select CACHE REC TIME, and turn the MENU knob to display the desired Picture Cache time.
As you turn the MENU knob, the Picture Cache time changes as follows:
The Picture Cache mode settings once made continue to be effective until changed.
You can assign the Picture Cache on/off function to one of the ASSIGN 1/2/3/4 switches, COLOR TEMP. button, and RET button on the lens.
For details, see “Assigning functions to ASSIGN switches” on page 178.
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