(one flash/second) while the camcorder is in this mode.

2 Select INTERVAL TIME, and press the MENU knob. 3 Turn the MENU knob to set the interval time.

You can select the value of interval time from 1SEC to 10SEC, 15SEC, 20SEC, 30SEC, 40SEC, 50SEC, 1MIN to 10MIN, 15MIN, 20MIN, 30MIN, 40MIN, 50MIN, 1H to 4H, 6H, 12H, and 24H.

Here “SEC” means seconds, “MIN” means minutes, and “H” means hours.

4 Select NUMBER OF FRAME, and press the MENU knob.

5 Turn the MENU knob to select the length of time of one recording session in units of frames, and press the MENU knob.

You can select from 1F, 3F, and 6F.

6 Select NUMBER OF TIMES, and press the MENU knob.

7 Turn the MENU knob to select the number of recording sessions, and press the MENU knob.

You can select from CONT (continuous), 50, 100, 200, 300, 500, 800, and 1000.

8 If you want the light to automatically turn on before you start recording, select PRE-LIGHTING and press the MENU knob.

9 Turn the MENU knob to specify the time in units of second (how long before the start of recording the light should turn on automatically), and press the MENU knob.

You can select from OFF, 2SEC, 5SEC, and 10SEC.

Notes

•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 less than 5 seconds.

•When the LIGHT switch is set to MAN and the light switch is set to ON, the light remains on continuously.

Note

The camcorder exits Interval Rec mode whenever it is powered off. However, the settings of INTERVAL TIME,

etc. are maintained. You do not need to set them again the next time you use Interval Rec mode.

Shooting and recording in Interval Rec mode

1 After performing the basic procedures for shooting and recording, following the instructions in “Making settings before shooting” on page 66, secure the camcorder so that it will not move.

2 Press the REC button on the camcorder or the REC button on the lens.

The camcorder starts recording in Interval Rec mode. When you use the pre-lighting function, recording starts after the light is switched on.

While recording in Interval Rec mode, the TALLY indicator (green) in the viewfinder flashes (4 flashes/ second), and “INTERVAL” and other characters appear on the viewfinder screen.

While recording, the REC indicator in the viewfinder lights.

To interrupt interval recording

Press the REC button on the camcorder or the REC button on the lens.

Recording in Interval Rec mode stops. Press the REC button again to start recording in Interval Rec mode again.

To end interval recording

You can exit Interval Rec mode by setting the POWER switch to OFF or setting INTERVAL REC to OFF on the SPECIAL EFFECTS page of the OPERATION menu.

Notes on Interval Rec mode

Audio

In Interval Rec mode, audio recording is not possible.

Playback control buttons

While recording in Interval Rec mode, you cannot use the playback control buttons (EJECT, F REV, PLAY/PAUSE, F FWD, PREV, STOP and NEXT). To use these buttons, stop recording by pressing the REC button on the camcorder or the REC button on the lens.

Menu operation

While recording in the Interval Rec mode, the INTERVAL TIME and other settings cannot be changed. To change the settings, stop recording by pressing the REC button on the camcorder or the REC button on the lens.

Timecode

In Interval Rec mode, the internal timecode generator operates in R-RUN mode.

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