Canon EOS C500 PL, Instruction Manual

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Recording Video
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3 Select [4K], [2K] or [MXF] and then press SET.
• The system priority changes to the selected menu item. Hereafter,
each mode will be referred to in this manual as “4K mode”, “2K
mode” and “MXF mode”, respectively.
• Select [4K] or [2K] to record a 4K or 2K clip* on an external recorder.
Select [MXF] to record only an MXF clip (HD video) on a CF card.
• During 4K mode, [RAW] appears on the upper right of the screen and
the icon appears on the rear panel.
* “Clip” refers to one movie unit from the point you press the START/STOP button to
start recording until you press again to pause the recording. You can also include custom picture settings (
A
114) and metadata
(
A
97) with MXF clips.
4 Press the START/STOP button to begin recording.
• During 4K and 2K modes:
- Recording starts and a signal is sent to an external recorder
connected to the HD/SD SDI or 3G-SDI terminals instructing it
to start recording. [
Ü
REC
`
] appears at the upper center of
the screen and the tally lamp illuminates.
- If there is a CF card in a CF card slot, the camera
simultaneously records an MXF clip on the card. In such case,
[
Ü
REC] appears on the upper left of the screen.
- Depending on the aspect ratio of the 4K or 2K video, you can
select the resizing method when recordings on the CF card are
output (
A
63).
• During MXF mode:
- Recording starts. The tally lamp illuminates and [
Ü
REC]
appears on the upper center of the screen.
- If an external recorder is connected to the HD/SD SDI terminal, a signal is sent instructing it to start
recording. [
Ü
REC
`
] appears on the center right of the screen.
• You can use the START/STOP button on the back of the camera, the front of the camera (next to the lens
mount), or the monitor unit.
5 Press the START/STOP button to pause the recording.
• Recording stops and a signal is sent to the external recorder to pause the recording. When recording on a
CF card, a clip is recorded and the camera enters record pause mode. [STBY
`
] or [STBY] appears at the
top of the screen. The tally lamp will also go out.
[ 4K/2K/MXF Setup]
[System Priority]
[4K]
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