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Recording – Advanced Operations
Chapter 3 Recording and Playback
A decline in the vertical resolution of the recorded
video may be observed at 60P (50P when PAL AREA
is selected).
Selecting the frame rate in the range 31P
to 59P or 26P to 49P
On the CAM CONFIG page of the MAINTENANCE
menu, by setting SLOW MOTION to EXPAND, you can
select the frame rate in the range 31P to 59P
1)
or 26P to
49P
2)
.
In this case, the viewfinder image or the video output from
the VIDEO OUT connector or SDI OUT connector may
include unnatural-looking movement, but video recording
to disc is performed properly.
1) When NTSC AREA or NTSC (J) AREA is selected
2) When PAL AREA is selected
• If you set the frame rate in the range 31P to 59P (26P to
49P when PAL AREA is selected), the viewfinder image
shows unnatural-looking movement. However, video
recording to disc is performed properly.
• A decline in the vertical resolution of the recorded video
may be observed at 31P to 59P (26P to 49P when PAL
AREA is selected).
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 , and press the MENU knob.
For details on menu operations, see “Basic Menu
Operations” on page 132.
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
Note
Notes
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