Total time for shooting (TAKE TOTAL TIME)

Shooting interval

Time for recording on the disc (REC TIME)

Manual Interval Rec mode settings and shooting

Manual Interval Rec has the following two modes.

Single shot mode: Each time the REC START button or VTR button on the lens is pressed, the camcorder captures to memory a single shot consisting of the specified number of video frames.

Consecutive mode: Once the REC START button or VTR button on the lens is pressed, the camcorder captures consecutive shots to memory at the specified interval, with each shot consisting of the specified number of video frames.

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 “M.INT”.

005 REC FUNCTION

TOP

CACHE/INTVAL REC: M.INT

NUMBER OF FRAME : 1

TRIGGER INTERVAL: M

DISC EXCHG CACHE: OFF

As you turn the MENU knob, the setting changes as follows: OFF y CACHE y A.INT y M.INT.

When M. INT appears, the camcorder is in Manual Interval Rec mode and the TALLY (green tally) indicator in the viewfinder flashes.

3 Select NUMBER OF FRAME, and turn the MENU knob to select the desired number of frames to be recorded in each shot.

As you turn the MENU knob, the setting changes as follows: 1 y 3 y 6 (when SYSTEM LINE is set to 720 and REC FORMAT is set to HD422 50, HD420 HQ, or HD420 SP: 2 y 6 y 12).

4 Select TRIGGER INTERVAL, and turn the MENU knob to select the desired trigger mode or length of interval.

As you turn the MENU knob, the setting

 

changes as follows: M y 1SEC y 2SEC

 

y 3SEC y 4SEC y 5SEC y 6SEC

 

y 7SEC y 8SEC y 9SEC y 10SEC

 

y 15SEC y 20SEC y 30SEC y

4Chapter

7MIN y 8MIN y 9MIN y 10MIN y

40SEC y 50SEC y 1MIN y 2MIN y

 

3MIN y 4MIN y 5MIN y 6MIN y

 

15MIN y 20MIN y 30MIN y 40MIN

Shooting

y 50MIN y 1H y 2H y 3H y 4H

 

y 6H y 12H y 24H.

 

Here SEC means seconds (5SEC is 5

 

seconds) and MIN means minutes (1MIN is

 

one minute).

 

M:The single shot mode (recording only one

shot after one operation). In the viewfinder, the TALLY (green tally) indicator flashes twice per second.

A setting value other than “M”: The consecutive mode (recording shots repeatedly after one operation). In the viewfinder, the TALLY (green tally) indicator flashes four times per second.

5 When a setting value other than “M” (the consecutive mode) is selected in step 4, select PRE-LIGHTING, and turn the MENU knob to select the lighting on-time before recording starts as required.

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,

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