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Recording – Advanced Operations
Chapter 3 Recording and Playback
The camcorder is put in Interval Rec mode. The
TALLY indicator (green) in the viewfinder flashes
(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 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 71, 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. The camcorder operates as explained below.
When the REC button is pressed during interval
recording
Recording in Interval Rec mode stops. Press the REC or
VTR button again to start recording in Interval Rec mode
again.
When the REC button is pressed during a pause
of interval recording
Recording in Interval Rec mode stops, and normal
recording starts. Press the REC button again to interrupt
recording. Press the REC button once again to start
recording in Interval Rec mode.
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
?U04 SPECIAL EFFECTS
SLOW&QUICK : OFF
FRAME RATE : 30P
INTERVAL REC : ON
INTERVAL TIME : 1SEC
NUMBER OF FRAME : 1F
NUMBER OF TIMES : CONT
PRE-LIGHTING : OFF
PICTURE CACHE : OFF
CACHE REC TIME : 8-10s
Note