You can select the time in units of 1 second over the range 0SEC to 10SEC.

4 Press the MENU knob.

The selection is confirmed.

Note

You can also change the thumbnail image at playback time. For details, see “Switching the Information Displayed in the Thumbnail Screen” on page 77.

Playback and Recording 3 Chapter

Recording – Advanced Operations

Time-lapse Video Recording (Interval Rec Function)

The interval recording (Interval Rec) function is effective for shooting objects that move very slowly. As shown in the following figure, you need to set the recording time for one recording session (NUMBER OF FRAME) and the total time consisting of one recording session and the following interval (INTERVAL TIME).

Shooting interval (INTERVAL TIME)

Recording time for one recording session

(NUMBER OF FRAME)

A pre-lighting function is available. This function automatically turns on the light before recording starts, which allows you to record pictures under stable light and color temperature conditions.

Making settings before shooting

To record in Interval Rec mode, you need to set the related items beforehand as follows.

(How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to the desired item.)

1 Set INTERVAL REC to ON on the SPECIAL EFFECTS page of the OPERATION menu.

For details on menu operations, see “Basic Menu Operations” on page 129.

002 SPECIAL EFFECTS TOP

SLOW&QUICK

:

OFF

FRAME

RATE

:

30P

CLIP CONT

REC

:

OFF

INTERVAL

REC

:

ON

INTERVAL

TIME

:

1SEC

NUMBER

OF

FRAME :

1F

NUMBER

OF

TIMES

:

CONT

PRE-LIGHTING

:

OFF

PICTURE CACHE

:

OFF

CACHE

REC

TIME

:

8-10s

The camcorder is put in Interval Rec mode. The TALLY indicator (green) in the viewfinder flashes

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