User manual

Other than knowing that they exist, the important thing to know about operating modes is that
the POV.HD can operate in only one mode at a time. This means you cannot be adjusting settings
while recording or viewing video clips while compiling a highlight clip.
Recording Video
The Basics
1. When the POV.HD boots up, it goes to Record Standby automatically. If you have been
reviewing clips, using settings or for some other reason are not in Record Standby, push
REC once to get to Record Standby.
The LCD will show a preview of whatever is being
captured by the camera head, with this overlay.
Standby indicates that the recorder is in Record
Standby mode.
Clip indicates that the Clip recording method will
be used for recording. See Recording Methods
below for more information about available
recording methods.
49 min is the estimated recording time remaining on the SD card
Key Lock is used to lock the keypad. See Key Lock above for more information.
2. To begin recording, press the REC button on the recorder.
The LCD will show the video being recorded.
The Recording Method being used for this recording
is indicated in red in the upper left. The Clip method
is being used in this example. See Recording
Methods below for more information.
The upper right indicates the elapsed time of the
recording.
The Tag soft key, indicated by the label in the bottom center, allows you to add a tag to the
clip being recorded.
3. To tag the clip being recorded, press the Tag soft key.
A tag is a time marker on a clip, similar to a bookmark in a document. Tags are added to a
clip by pressing the Tag soft key on the recorder, or the REC/TAG button on the wireless
remote. Tags are used by the built-in editing software. See In-field Editing, below for more
information.
Recording Methods
The POV.HD supports 4 recording methods. A complete discussion of what each Recording
Method does as well as guidelines for selecting the right recording method is provided in
Understanding the POV.HD Recording Methods, below.
Cliprecords video like a standard video recorder. Once you start recording, video is captured
continuously until you stop recording or the SD card is full.
POV.HD User Manual
Using the Recorder
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Clip
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Tag
Key Lock
Standby
Clip
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