Operation limitations during recording

Item

Description

(i.LINK)

Cannot be used.

 

 

S400 connector

 

 

 

 

Time code

The internal time code

 

generator runs in R-RUN mode

 

regardless of how the F-RUN/

 

SET/R-RUN switch is set.

 

 

Audio signals

Not recorded.

 

 

 

Playback control

•

Auto Interval Rec mode and

buttons

 

the consecutive mode of

 

 

Manual Interval Rec mode

 

 

The EJECT, F REV, F FWD,

 

 

NEXT, PREV, PLAY/PAUSE

 

 

and STOP buttons are disabled.

 

 

To use these buttons, stop

 

 

recording by pressing the REC

 

 

START button or the VTR

 

 

button on the lens.

 

•

The single shot mode of

 

 

Manual Interval Rec mode

 

 

The F REV, F FWD, NEXT,

 

 

PREV, PLAY/PAUSE, and

 

 

STOP buttons are disabled. To

 

 

use these buttons, exit the

 

 

Interval Rec mode by pressing

 

 

the EJECT button.

 

 

Menu operations

The settings of the Interval Rec-

 

related items on the REC

 

FUNCTION page of the

 

OPERATION menu cannot be

 

changed. To change the settings,

 

do either of the following.

 

•

Auto Interval Rec mode and

 

 

the consecutive mode of

 

 

Manual Interval Rec mode

 

 

Stop recording by pressing the

 

 

REC START button or the VTR

 

 

button on the lens.

 

•

The single shot mode of

 

 

Manual Interval Rec mode

 

 

Exit the Interval Rec mode by

 

 

pressing the EJECT button.

 

 

When the

• When you set the POWER

camcorder power

 

switch to OFF, the camcorder

is switched off

 

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

 

 

power to the AC adaptor, picture

data stored before recording stops (a maximum of ten seconds) may be lost. Take care when replacing the battery.

Auto Interval Rec mode settings and shooting

To make settings

1 Display the REC FUNCTION page of the OPERATION menu.

For details on menu operations, see “Basic menu operations” on page 163.

2 Select CACHE/INTVAL REC, and turn the MENU knob to display “A.INT”.

005 REC FUNCTION

TOP

 

 

CACHE/INTVAL

REC:

A.INT

 

 

TAKE TOTAL TIME :

5MIN

 

 

 

REC TIME

:

5SEC

 

 

PRE-LIGHTING

:

OFF

 

 

DISC EXCHG CACHE:

OFF

 

4 Chapter

 

 

 

 

As you turn the MENU knob, the setting

Shooting

changes as follows: OFF y CACHE y

 

A.INT y M.INT.

3 Select TAKE TOTAL TIME, and turn the MENU knob to select the desired total time for shooting.

As you turn the MENU knob, the setting changes as follows: 5MIN y 10MIN y 15MIN y 20MIN y 30MIN y 40MIN

y50MIN y 1H y 2H y 3H y 4H

y5H y 7H y 10H y 15H y 20H

y30H y 40H y 50H y 70H y

100H.

Here MIN means minutes (5MIN is 5 minutes) and H means hours (1H is one hour).

4 Select REC TIME, and turn the MENU knob to select the desired time to be recorded on the disc.

As you turn the MENU knob, the setting changes as follows: 5SEC y 10SEC y 15SEC y 20SEC y 30SEC y 40SEC

y50SEC y 1MIN ... 85MIN. Here SEC means seconds (5SEC is 5 seconds) and MIN means minutes (1MIN is one minute).

You cannot set a REC TIME that is more than one thirtieth of TAKE TOTAL TIME.

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