Playback and Recording 3 Chapter
(green) is on while picture data is being stored in memory.
5 Press the MENU knob.
The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark.
6 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “CACHE REC TIME”.
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SLOW | & | QUICK | : | ||
FRAME |
| RATE | : | ||
CLIP | CONT | REC | : | OFF | |
INTERVAL | REC | : | OFF | ||
INTERVAL | TIME | : | 1SEC | ||
NUMBER | OF | FRAME : | 1F | ||
NUMBER | OF | TIMES | : | CONT | |
: | OFF | ||||
PICTURE CACHE | : | ON | |||
CACHE |
| REC | TIME | : | |
7 Press the MENU knob.
The b mark on the left of “CACHE REC TIME” changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting changes to a ? mark.
8 Turn the MENU knob until the desired Picture Cache time appears.
As you turn the MENU knob, the Picture Cache time changes in the following sequence:
9 Press the MENU knob.
The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark changes to a z mark.
10To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF.
The menu disappears, and the display indicating the current status of the camcorder appears along the top and bottom of the screen.
Settings made in Picture Cache mode are maintained until changed.
You can turn Picture Cache mode on and off by assigning the Picture Cache ON/OFF function to one of the assignable switches (ASSIGN 1/2/3/4 ), and pressing the switch.
For details about assignable switches, see “Assigning Functions to ASSIGN Switches” on page 143.
Notes
•You can change the Picture Cache mode menu settings while recording; any changes that you make, however, do not take effect until after the recording operation is completed.
•In Picture Cache mode, the internal time code generator operating mode is always
•The Interval Rec function is turned off automatically whenever you turn the Picture Cache function on.
•The slow & quick motion function is turned off automatically whenever you turn the Picture Cache function on.
Camcorder operations in Picture Cache mode The recording procedure in Picture Cache mode is basically the same as that for normal recording. However, note the following differences.
•When you record in Picture Cache mode, the picture you are shooting now is recorded to disc after the picture data stored in memory (equal to the Picture Cache time) is recorded to disc. For this reason, disc access may continue for a short time after you press the REC START button to stop recording. During this time, the playback control buttons are disabled, as in recording mode. Also, if you press the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens to restart recording during this time, a separate clip is recorded.
•When you press the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens to restart recording during disc access, the start point of the recorded clip may be later than the Picture Cache time, especially when there are a large number of clips recorded on the disc. In Picture Cache mode, you should avoid stop and start recording operations in quick succession.
•The time disc access stops after the REC START button is pressed equals the Picture Cache time. However, if you start recording within the Picture Cache time immediately after selecting Picture Cache mode, changing the Picture Cache time or performing playback or recording review, the picture data for the duration of the Picture Cache time will not be stored in memory. Thus, the time disc access stops after the STOP button is pressed becomes shorter than the Picture Cache time.
•In Picture Cache mode, you cannot set the
When power is lost during recording
•When the power is turned off during recording, the camcorder will switch itself off after disc access has continued for a few seconds to record the picture in the instant of power off.
•If you remove the battery, pull out the DC cable, or cut power to the AC adaptor during recording, video and audio stored in memory will be lost without being recorded to the disc. For this reason, make sure you do not change the battery while recording.
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