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Recording – Advanced Operations
Chapter 3 Recording and Playback
(one flash/second) while the camcorder is in this
mode.
2
Select INTERVAL TIME, and press the MENU knob.
3
Turn the MENU knob to set the interval time.
You can select the value of interval time from 1SEC to
10SEC, 15SEC, 20SEC, 30SEC, 40SEC, 50SEC,
1MIN to 10MIN, 15MIN, 20MIN, 30MIN, 40MIN,
50MIN, 1H to 4H, 6H, 12H, and 24H.
Here “SEC” means seconds, “MIN” means minutes,
and “H” means hours.
4
Select NUMBER OF FRAME, and press the MENU
knob.
5
Turn the MENU knob to select the length of time of
one recording session in units of frames, and press the
MENU knob.
You can select from 1F, 3F, and 6F.
6
Select NUMBER OF TIMES, and press the MENU
knob.
7
Turn the MENU knob to select the number of
recording sessions, and press the MENU knob.
You can select from CONT (continuous), 50, 100,
200, 300, 500, 800, and 1000.
8
If you want the light to automatically turn on before
you start recording, select PRE-LIGHTING and press
the MENU knob.
9
Turn the MENU knob to specify the time in units of
second (how long before the start of recording the light
should turn on automatically), and press the MENU
knob.
You can select from OFF, 2SEC, 5SEC, and 10SEC.
• 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 MAN and the light
switch is set to ON, the light remains on
continuously.
The camcorder exits Interval Rec mode whenever it is
powered off. However, the settings of INTERVAL TIME,
etc. are maintained. You do not need to set them again the
next time you use Interval Rec mode.
Shooting and recording in Interval Rec
mode
1
After performing the basic procedures for shooting
and recording, following the instructions in “Making
settings before shooting” on page 66, secure the
camcorder so that it will not move.
2
Press the REC button on the camcorder or the REC
button on the lens.
The camcorder starts recording in Interval Rec mode.
When you use the pre-lighting function, recording
starts after the light is switched on.
While recording in Interval Rec mode, the TALLY
indicator (green) in the viewfinder flashes (4 flashes/
second), and “INTERVAL” and other characters
appear on the viewfinder screen.
While recording, the REC indicator in the viewfinder
lights.
To interrupt interval recording
Press the REC button on the camcorder or the REC button
on the lens.
Recording in Interval Rec mode stops. Press the REC
button again to start recording in Interval Rec mode again.
To end interval recording
You can exit Interval Rec mode by setting the POWER
switch to OFF or setting INTERVAL REC to OFF on the
SPECIAL EFFECTS page of the OPERATION menu.
Notes on Interval Rec mode
Audio
In Interval Rec mode, audio recording is not possible.
Playback control buttons
While recording in Interval Rec mode, you cannot use the
playback control buttons (EJECT, F REV, PLAY/PAUSE,
F FWD, PREV, STOP and NEXT). To use these buttons,
stop recording by pressing the REC button on the
camcorder or the REC button on the lens.
Menu operation
While recording in the Interval Rec mode, the INTERVAL
TIME and other settings cannot be changed. To change the
settings, stop recording by pressing the REC button on the
camcorder or the REC button on the lens.
Timecode
In Interval Rec mode, the internal timecode generator
operates in R-RUN mode.
Notes
Note