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Chapter 3 Recording and Playback
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3-2 Recording
The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark
changes to a z mark.
8
Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to
“TRIGGER INTERVAL”.
9
Press the MENU knob.
The b mark on the left of “TRIGGER INTERVAL”
changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the
setting changes to a ? mark.
10
Turn the Menu knob to select the desired Manual
Interval Rec mode.
• To select the single shot mode (recording only one
shot after one operation), set “TRIGGER
INTERVAL” to “M”. In the viewfinder, the TALLY
indicator (green) flashes twice per second.
• To select the consecutive mode (recording shots
repeatedly after one operation), set “TRIGGER
INTERVAL” to the desired length of interval. In the
viewfinder, the TALLY indicator (green) flashes
once per second.
As you turn the MENU knob, the setting changes in
the following sequence: M y 1SEC y
2SEC........12H y 24H.
11
Press the MENU knob.
The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark
changes to a z mark.
12
If you selected the consecutive mode in step 10
(anything other than “M”), turn the MENU knob to
move the b mark to “PRE-LIGHTING”.
13
Press the MENU knob.
The b mark to the left of “PRE-LIGHTING” changes
to a z mark, and the z mark to the left of the setting
changes to a ? mark.
14
Turn the MENU knob to display the length of time to
light before recording.
The setting changes in the following sequence: OFF
y 2SEC y 5SEC y 10SEC.
Notes
• Set the LIGHT switch on the camcorder to AUTO to
turn on the light before recording.
The light switch must also be set to ON. With these
settings, the light turns on and off automatically.
However, the light remains on continuously if the
off time is less than 5 seconds.
• When the LIGHT switch is set to MANUAL and the
light switch is set to ON, the light remains on
continuously.
15
Press the MENU knob.
The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark
changes to a z mark.
16
To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF
switch to OFF.
The menu disappears from the viewfinder screen and
the following message appears along the bottom of the
screen, indicating the current Manual Interval Rec
mode.
In single shot mode: MANU INTERVAL *FRAME
In consecutive mode: MANU INTERVAL *SEC
*FRAME
“*FRAME” means the number of frames and “*SEC”,
the length of interval for the consecutive mode.
Note
The camcorder exits Manual Interval Rec mode whenever
it is powered off. However, the NUMBER OF FRAME,
TRIGGER INTERVAL and PRE-LIGHTING settings are
maintained. You do not need to set them again the next
time you use Manual Interval Rec mode.
To shoot and record in Manual Interval Rec mode
After making the required settings, proceed as follows.
1
After performing the basic procedure for shooting and
recording following the instructions in 3-2-1 “Basic
Procedures” (page 46), secure the camcorder so that it
will not move.
2
Press the REC START button on the camcorder or the
VTR button on the lens.
ASSIGN SW <1> : ATW
ASSIGN SW <2> : OFF
ASSIGN SW <3> : OFF
ASSIGN SW <4> : OFF
TURBO SW : TURBO
DF/NDF : DF
CACHE/INTVAL REC: M.INT
NUMBER OF FRAME : 2
TRIGGER INTERVAL: 2SEC
PRE-LIGHTING : OFF
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ASSIGN SW <1> : ATW
ASSIGN SW <2> : OFF
ASSIGN SW <3> : OFF
ASSIGN SW <4> : OFF
TURBO SW : TURBO
DF/NDF : DF
CACHE/INTVAL REC: S.INT
NUMBER OF FRAME : 2
TRIGGER INTERVAL: 1SEC
PRE-LIGHTING : OFF
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