Panasonic AG-CX350, Operating Instructions Manual

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Chapter 5 Shooting — Special recording function
Special recording function
Special recording such as pre-recording or relay recording is possible by setting the menu.
Pre-recording
Records the video and audio from specific time before the operation to start the recording.
Operation to start recording Operation to stop recording
Actual recording time
Pre-recording time
(Time)
The pre-recording time varies depending on the setting of the [SYSTEM] menu → [FILE FORMAT]/[REC FORMAT].
f When [FILE FORMAT] is set to [P2]: Approximately 3 seconds
f When [FILE FORMAT] is set to [MOV], and [REC FORMAT] is set to [2160-29.97p/422ALL-I 400M], [2160-25.00p/422ALL-I 400M], or
[2160-23.98p/422ALL-I 400M]: Approximately 3 seconds
f When [FILE FORMAT] is set to [MOV], and [REC FORMAT] is set to [2160-59.94p/HEVC LongGOP 200M], [2160-59.94p/HEVC LongGOP 100M],
[2160-59.94p/420LongGOP 150M], [2160-50.00p/HEVC LongGOP 200M], [2160-50.00p/HEVC LongGOP 100M], [2160-50.00p/420LongGOP 150M],
[2160-29.97p/HEVC LongGOP 150M], [2160-29.97p/422LongGOP 150M], [2160-29.97p/420LongGOP 100M], [2160-25.00p/HEVC LongGOP 150M],
[2160-25.00p/422LongGOP 150M], [2160-25.00p/420LongGOP100M], [2160-23.98p/HEVC LongGOP 150M], [2160-23.98p/422LongGOP 150M], or
[2160-23.98p/420LongGOP 100M]: Approximately 5 seconds
f When set to other than above: Approximately 10 seconds
1
Select the [RECORDING] menu → [PRE REC] → [ON].
[P] is displayed in the recording status display of the camera image screen.
2
Press the REC button.
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NOTE
t The video and audio may not be able to record for specific time before in following cases.
‑ Immediately after the power is set to < j > (ON)
‑ Immediately after opening the menu
‑ Immediately after the memory card is inserted
‑ Immediately after playing back the recorded video
‑ Immediately after closing the thumbnail screen
‑ When [ON]/[OFF] are toggled in the [SCENE FILE] menu → [VFR] or [SCENE FILE] menu → [FRAME RATE] is set
‑ During the time from recording stop until completion of writing to the memory card
t When [PRE REC] is set to [ON], the [RECORDING] menu → [TC/UB] → [FREE/REC RUN] is fixed to [FREE RUN].
t The pre-recording is canceled once when three hours has past without starting the recording.
t For recording limitations of the pre-recording, refer to “Recording function that cannot be used simultaneously” (page 204).
t Pre-recording cannot be performed if the remaining recording capacity of the memory card is less than one minute.
Relay recording
When inserting memory cards into the two card slots, recording can continue on the second memory card if the remaining recording capacity of the
other memory card is exhausted.
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2
2
Card slot 1
Start shooting Pause
Card slot 2
1 During recording
2 Automatically switch the recording target card slot
3 Replace with a different recordable memory card
1
Select the [RECORDING] menu
→
[2 SLOTS FUNC.]
→
[RELAY REC].
[RELAY] is displayed in the two slot function display of the camera image screen.
A slanted line is displayed on the [RELAY] display when the relay recording is not possible, such as when a memory card is not inserted in either of
the two card slots.
2
Press the REC button.
f The recording target switches to another memory card when the remaining recording capacity of one of the memory cards is exhausted during
recording and relay recording starts. The number of the card slot that became the recording target is displayed with black and white inverted.
Recording can be performed on three or more memory cards. Replace the memory card with no more remaining recording capacity after the
recording target has switched.
f To change the recording target card slot before starting the recording, press the <SLOT SEL> button. This will not operate during recording.