Instruction Manual

Special Recording Modes

The camcorder features the following special recording modes.

Pre-recording: The camcorder will start recording approximately 3 seconds before you press the START/STOP

button. This is especially useful when it is difficult to predict when to start recording.

Slow & fast motion recording: This mode allows you to change the shooting frame rate to achieve a slow motion

or fast motion effect during playback.

Pre-recording Mode

When pre-recording mode is activated, the camcorder starts recording continuously into a temporary memory of

approximately 3 seconds so when you press the START/STOP button, the clip will contain also approximately

3 seconds of video and audio recorded before you pressed the button.

1 Open the [Pre Rec] submenu.

[w Other Functions] > [Special Recording] > [Pre-Recording]

2 Select [On] and then press the joystick.

• [PRE REC STBY] appears at the top of the screen.

3 Press the START/STOP button to begin recording.

• The rear and front tally lamps illuminate.

• [PRE REC STBY] changes to [Ü PRE REC] while recording.

4 Press the START/STOP button again to stop recording.

• The camcorder records the clip, including approximately 3 seconds of video and audio recorded before the

START/STOP button was pressed.

• Both tally lamps will go out and [PRE REC STBY] appears at the top of the screen.

NOTES

• During pre-recording mode, if the camcorder is left in record pause mode for approximately 1 hour,

pre-recording will be deactivated automatically.

• Pre-recording mode cannot be used with deleting the last clip recorded, reviewing a recording, continuous

recording or slow & fast recording mode.

• During pre-recording mode, the time code will be recorded with the running mode (A 80) set to [Free Run],

regardless of the previous setting. When the time code is recorded, it will include the 3 seconds before the

START/STOP button was pressed. When pre-recording mode is deactivated, the running mode will return to

its previous setting.

Slow & Fast Motion Mode

When recording an MP4 clip, the camcorder can record with a frame rate (shooting frame rate) that is different

from the playback frame rate. Recording a clip at a higher frame rate than the [Frame Rate] setting will result in a

slow motion effect during playback. Conversely, a lower frame rate will result in a fast motion effect. Sound is not

recorded in this special recording mode.

Operating modes:

[w Other Functions]

[Special Recording]

[Pre-Recording]

[Off]

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