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The setting value changes within the range that can be set.
For example: When TAKE TOTAL TIME is set to 1H, the maximum value of REC TIME is 2 MIN. (60 minutes divided by 30 gives 2 minutes.)
5 As required, select
As you turn the MENU knob, the setting changes as follows: OFF y 2SEC y 5SEC y 10SEC.
Note
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 5 seconds or less.
When the LIGHT switch is set to MANUAL and the light switch is set to ON, the light remains on continuously. (The light does not turn on and off automatically.)
When the setting is completed, the message “AUTO INTERVAL **M**S” appears along the bottom of the viewfinder screen. “**M**S” indicates the shooting interval.
For example, the message “AUTO INTERVAL 00M04S” indicates that the shooting interval is four seconds.
The camcorder exits Auto Interval Rec mode whenever it is powered off. However, the TAKE TOTAL TIME, REC TIME, and PRE- LIGHTING settings are maintained. You do not need to set them again the next time you use Auto Interval Rec mode.
To shoot and record
1 After performing the basic procedures for shooting and recording, following the instructions in “Basic Procedure for Shooting” (page 76), secure the camcorder so that it will not move.
2 Press the REC START button 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 (green tally) indicator 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 (recording, red tally) indicator in the viewfinder lights.
After the length of time for recording on the disc (REC TIME) has elapsed, the camcorder automatically stops recording.
To interrupt shooting
Press the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens.
Disc access may occur for recording picture data already stored in memory.
To continue shooting
Press the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens again.
To exit Auto Interval Rec mode
Do either of the following.
•Set the POWER switch to OFF.
•Set CACHE/INTVAL REC to OFF on the REC FUNCTION page of the OPERATION menu.
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
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