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Recording – Advanced Operations
Chapter 3 Recording and Playback
Starting a Shoot with a Few Seconds
of Pre-Stored Picture Data (Picture
Cache Function)
The camcorder has a large capacity internal memory, in
which you can cache the last few seconds (maximum 12
seconds) of captured video and audio, so that recording
starts from a point just before you press the REC START
button or VTR button on the lens.
The Picture Cache function is enabled only with the
camcorder’s recording mode is set to MPEG HD. When
you switch to DVCAM recording mode, the Picture Cache
function is forcibly turned off and you cannot turn it on.
Setting the Picture Cache time/Picture
Cache mode
To record in Picture Cache mode, you need to turn on
Picture Cache mode and set the picture data storage time
(Picture Cache time) using the OPERATION menu.
The Picture Cache time determines the number of seconds
recorded from the Picture Cache, counting back from the
time when you press the REC START button or the VTR
button on the lens to start recording. However, the number
of seconds actually recorded from the Picture Cache may
be shorter immediately after the setting of the VDR SAVE/
STBY switch is changed, and in the special situations
explained in the following notes.
• The contents of Picture Cache memory are unstable for
a short time immediately after you select Picture Cache
mode or change the Picture Cache time. Therefore, if
you put the unit into recording mode by pressing the
REC START button or the VTR button on the lens
immediately after such operation, pictures just before
such operation cannot be recorded.
Also, a certain amount of time is required to actually
start recording to a disc immediately after you insert a
disc and when the VDR switch is set to SAVE. In these
cases, the number of seconds that can actually be
recorded from the Picture Cache may be fewer than the
specified Picture Cache time.
• During playback or recording review, no data is saved to
the Picture Cache memory. Thus it is not possible to use
this function to rerecord the last few seconds of material
from playback or recording review.
To turn Picture Cache mode on, proceed as follows.
(How to select an item in the menu screen: Turn the
MENU knob to move the b mark to the desired item.)
1
Display the SPECIAL EFFECTS page of the
OPERATION menu (see page 108), and press the
MENU knob.
For details on menu operations, see “Basic Menu
Operations” on page 129.
2
Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to
“PICTURE CACHE”.
3
Press the MENU knob.
The b mark on the left of “PICTURE CACHE”
changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the
setting changes to a ? mark.
4
Turn the MENU knob until “ON” appears.
When “ON” appears, the camcorder is in Picture
Cache mode, where picture, sound, and time code are
constantly saved in memory. The TALLY indicator
(green) is on while picture data is being stored in
memory.
5
Press the MENU knob.
The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark
changes to a z mark.
6
Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to “CACHE
REC TIME”.
7
Press the MENU knob.
The b mark on the left of “CACHE REC TIME”
changes to a z mark and the z mark on the left of the
setting changes to a ? mark.
8
Turn the MENU knob until the desired Picture Cache
time appears.
As you turn the MENU knob, the Picture Cache time
changes in the following sequence: 0-2s t 2-4s t 4-
6s t 6-8s t 8-10s t 10-12s.
Note
Notes
TOP 002 SPECIAL EFFECTS
SLOW & QUICK : --
FRAME RATE : --
CLIP CONT REC : OFF
INTERVAL REC : OFF
INTERVAL TIME : 1SEC
NUMBER OF FRAME : 1F
NUMBER OF TIMES : CONT
PRE-LIGHTING : OFF
PICTURE CACHE : ON
CACHE REC TIME : 8-10S
TOP?002 SPECIAL EFFECTS
SLOW & QUICK : --
FRAME RATE : --
CLIP CONT REC : OFF
INTERVAL REC : OFF
INTERVAL TIME : 1SEC
NUMBER OF FRAME : 1F
NUMBER OF TIMES : CONT
PRE-LIGHTING : OFF
PICTURE CACHE : ON
CACHE REC TIME : 8-10S