Operating Instructions

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Chapter 3 Recording and Playback
During P2 card recording, setting items in the menu option
RECORDING SETUP screen provides the following special
recording modes: pre-recording, interval recording, one-
shot recording, and loop recording.
These recording modes are available only with the
following settings.
SYSTEM MODE REC FORMAT Other conditions
1080 - 59.94i
DVCPRO HD/60i
AVC-I 100/60i
AVC-I 50/60i
Set CAMERA
MODE to 60i or
30P
720 - 59.94P
DVCPRO HD/60P
AVC-I 100/60P
AVC-I 50/60P
Turn VFR OFF
480 - 59.94i
DVCPRO 50/60i
DVCPRO/60i
DV/60i
Set CAMERA
MODE to 60i or
30P
Pre-recording (PRE REC)
This function is used to start recording a certain number of
seconds (approx. 3 seconds for HD recordings or approx.
7 seconds for SD recordings) before actual recording
starts.
Starting recording Stopping recording
(time)
Actual recording time
PRE REC time
1
Check that the SYSTEM SETUP screen is set
up as described above.
For details on menu operation, refer to [Using the
menus] (page 120).
2
Set the menu option PREREC MODE to ON in
the RECORDING SETUP screen.
• The following indications appear in the special
recording display area in the viewfinder.
Recording: P-REC lights
Pause: P-PAUSE lights
For details, refer to [Screen displays] (page 66).
3
Press the REC button.
This setting will record audio and video a time
period prior to start of recording.
• The following recording modes will disable the
pre-recording function and start respective
recording function when selected.
• Recording of video input via the IEEE1394
connector
• When changing recording formats
• After a change from playback to recording
• During interval recording
• During one-shot recording
• During loop recording
• There may be a short delay in start of audio and
video recording when the REC button is pressed
directly after switching from thumbnail display
or playback to view what you are shooting, after
turning the power on and after changing the
PREREC MODE.
Special Recording Modes