Sony PMW-EX3 Frame Recording, Preparatory Settings, Performing Frame Recording, 4 Exit the menu, 2 Set “Setting” to “On.”, 1 Press the REC START/STOP button

Frame Recording

	The Frame Recording function is especially
	effective for clay animation recording.
	The specified number of frames are recorded
	intermittently when you press the REC START/
	STOP button.
	It is recommended to fix the camcorder to a tripod
	or equivalent and use the IR Remote Commander
Recording	to start/stop recording rather than pressing the
	REC START/STOP button of the camcorder.
	Notes
	• Frame Recording cannot be set to “On”
	simultaneously with Interval Recording or Slow
	& Quick Motion. When you set Frame
	Recording to “On,” Interval Recording and
	Slow & Quick Motion are forcibly set to “Off.”
	• No audio recording is executed in Frame
	Recording.
	• Frame Recording cannot be performed if an SP
	video format is selected with “Video Format”
	and “i.LINK I/O” is set to “Enable” with the
	OTHERS menu.
	• Frame Recording cannot be performed if
	“Video Format” of the OTHERS menu is set to
	SP 1080/24P.

Preparatory Settings

Before starting Frame Recording, make the necessary settings on the CAMERA SET menu in advance.

For details on menu operations, see “Basic Menu

Operations” on page 114.

1 Select “Frame Rec” of the CAMERA SET menu.

	CAMERA SET
	MF Assi s t	: O f f
	Color Bar Type	: Mul t i
	F l i c ker Reduce	B
	Zoom Speed	B
00:00	I n t e r val Rec	B
	Frame Rec	B	Set t i ng	: O f f
	S&Q Mot i on	B	Number of	Frames : 1

2 Set “Setting” to “On.”

The camcorder enters Frame Recording mode.

When the special recording mode indication on the screen is active, “Frame Rec” flashes on the screen.

3 Select the “Number of Frames” value for one recording session.

You can select from among 2, 6, and 12 when “Video Format” (page 52) is set to 720/60P or 720/50P.

With other video formats, you can select from among 1, 3, 6, and 9.

4 Exit the menu.

Performing Frame Recording

When the preparatory settings are completed, you can start recording.

1 Press the REC START/STOP button.

Recording in Frame Rec mode begins. The “Frame Rec” indication stops flashing. When the number of frames you specified with the menu are recorded, the camcorder automatically enters FRM STBY (Frame Rec Standby) status.

2 Press the REC START/STOP button again.

Each time you press the REC START/STOP button, the camcorder records the specified number of frames then enters FRM STBY status.

Notes

•Recording cannot be stopped until the specified number of frames are recorded. If the power switch is set to OFF during recording, the power is only shut off after the specified number of frames are recorded.

•The Freeze Mix function and Rec Review function cannot be used while recording in Frame Rec mode is in progress.

•You cannot change the “Number of Frames” setting while recording in Frame Rec mode is in progress. To change it, pause the recording.

•The timecode is recorded in Rec Run mode (page 69) during Frame Recording.

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