3-4 Recording Video
Signals from
External Equipment
With this camcorder, you can select in the OPERATION menu whether to record the video captured by the camera, or whether to record a signal from an external video device.
If this switching function is assigned to the ASSIGN 2 switch, regardless of the setting in the OPERATION menu, you can make the selection with the ASSIGN 2 switch. While recording video from an external device, the indication “EXT” appears on the viewfinder screen.
Notes
•You can switch the signals to be recorded at any time while recording on the disc. However, the signals recorded at the point where the signal is switched may be distorted.
•Even when the REC VIDEO SOURCE item is set to “EXT”, if the external video signal is not input to the i.LINK DV IN/OUT connector or the GENLOCK IN connector, the camcorder does not switch to EXT mode, and the pictures being shot by the camcorder are recorded on the disc.
3-4-1 Recording a DV Stream From External Equipment
Note
Recording a DV stream is possible only when the video recording format is DVCAM.
If the currently set video recording format is other than DVCAM, change it to DVCAM referring to
Proceed as follows.
The TOP menu appears.
2 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “OPERATION”.
3 Press the MENU knob.
If this is the first time the OPERATION menu has been displayed, the CONTENTS page of the OPERATION menu appears. If the menu has been used before, the last accessed page appears.
4 If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “SOURCE SEL”, and press the MENU knob to display the SOURCE SEL page.
If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob until the SOURCE SEL page appears, then press the MENU knob to select the page.
21 SOURCE SEL | TOP |
REC VIDEO SOURCE: CAM
EXT REC CONTROL : OFF
I.LINK SBP2 MODE: DSABL
5 Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “REC VIDEO SOURCE”, then press the MENU knob.
21 SOURCE SEL | TOP |
REC VIDEO SOURCE:
CAM
EXT REC CONTROL : OFF
I.LINK SBP2 MODE: DSABL
Playback and Recording 3 Chapter
| Item | Description |
MENU knob | CAM | Records the pictures being shot by the |
MENU ON/OFF switch | camcorder. | |
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| EXT | Records video signals from the |
1 Set the MENU ON/OFF switch to ON while holding | external equipment connected to the | |
down the MENU knob. |
| GENLOCK IN connector. |
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