Press the REC button to start recording.
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Set the MENU switch to OFF.
The frame rate setting appears on the viewfinder screen. Watching this display, you can use the MENU knob to change the frame rate.
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Slow & Quick Motion Shooting
When the recording format is 30P or 23.98P (or 25P when the area of use is set to PAL AREA), then you can set the shooting frame rate for recording to be different from the playback frame rate.
This enables smooth slow motion and quick motion effects.
Notes
• During slow & quick motion shooting, no audio is recorded.
• When slow & quick motion is enabled, the interval recording function is automatically switched off.
• The Picture Cache function is turned off automatically whenever you turn the slow & quick motion function on.
• Switching EZ mode on disables slow & quick motion shooting.
• During slow & quick motion shooting, timecode is recorded in R-RUN mode.
(How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to the desired item.)
1 Check that recording is not in progress, and that the operating mode is 30P (25P when PAL AREA is selected) or 23.98P mode.
2 On the SPECIAL EFFECTS page of the OPERATION menu, set SLOW & QUICK to ON.
For details of menu operations, see “Basic Menu Operations” on page 132.
002 SPECIAL EFFECTS TOP
SLOW&QUICK : ON
FRAME RATE : 30P
CLIP CONT REC : OFF
INTERVAL REC : OFF
INTERVAL TIME : 1SEC
NUMBER OF FRAME : 1F
NUMBER OF TIMES : CONT
PRE-LIGHTING : OFF
PICTURE CACHE : OFF
CACHE REC TIME : 8-10s
3 Select FRAME RATE, and press the MENU knob.
4 Turn the MENU knob to select the desired frame rate, and press the MENU knob.
You can select from 4P to 30P and 60P (from 4P to 25P and 50P when PAL AREA is selected).

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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 67, 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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