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Recording
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The menu display disappears from the viewfinder
screen and the message MANU INTERVAL
*FRAME, indicating the single trigger mode of the
Manual Interval Rec mode, appears along the bottom
of the viewfinder.
*FRAME indicates the number of frames set in step
6
.
The display indicating the current status of the
camcorder appears along the top and bottom of the
viewfinder.
The settings for Single Trigger mode of Manual Interval
Rec are maintained until changed. However, if you switch
the camcorder power off, all Manual Interval Rec mode
settings are cleared except for the NUMBER OF FRAME
setting and the single trigger mode selection. To use Single
Trigger mode of the Manual Interval Rec function again
after switching on the power, perform steps
1
and
2
.
Recording in Single Trigger mode of
Manual Interval Rec
Follow the procedure below to shoot a picture in Single
Trigger mode of Manual Interval Rec.
When you use blank cassettes, such as brand new cassettes,
be sure to record color bars for more than 2 seconds at the
beginning of a cassette.
1
After performing the basic procedure for shooting and
recording following the instructions in
, secure the camcorder so that
it will not move.
2
Push the VTR START button on the camcorder or the
VTR button on the lens.
The camcorder starts recording in Single Trigger mode
of Manual Interval Rec. The TALLY indicator (green)
in the viewfinder flashes (2 flashes/second) and the
message MANU INTERVAL *FRAME flashes on the
viewfinder screen.
Each time you press the VTR START button or the
VTR button, the camcorder captures and stores the
picture data of the preset number of frames. The REC
indicator in the viewfinder is on while the camcorder
is capturing the picture in the memory. The camcorder
stores picture data (about 5 seconds worth) in memory,
and then actually records the stored picture data on the
tape. The tape runs intermittently.
To stop recording in Single Trigger mode
You can stop recording in Single Trigger mode of Manual
Rec Interval using the following two methods. However,
the tape may continue to run to record the picture data
stored in the memory at the instant the tape stopped.
• Press the EJECT button.
• Set the POWER switch to OFF.
Setting Continuous Trigger mode of
Manual Interval Rec
1
Follow steps
1
to
9
in
“Setting Single Trigger mode of
Manual Interval Rec” on page 47
2
Turn the MENU knob clockwise or counterclockwise
to display the desired trigger interval.
If you turn the MENU knob clockwise or
counterclockwise, the number changes in the
following sequence: M
y
1SEC
y
2SEC
y
3SEC
y
4SEC
y
5SEC
y
6SEC
y
7SEC
y
8SEC
y
9SEC
y
10SEC
y
15SEC
y
20SEC
y
30SEC
y
40SEC
y
50SEC
y
1MIN
y
2MIN
y
3MIN
y
4MIN
y
5MIN
y
6MIN
y
7MIN
y
8MIN
y
9MIN
y
10MIN
y
15MIN
y
20MIN
y
30MIN
y
40MIN
y
50MIN
y
1H
y
2H
y
3H
y
4H
y
6H
y
12H
y
24H.
When a trigger interval time other than M is displayed,
the camcorder is in Continuous Trigger mode of
Manual Interval Rec. The TALLY indicator (green)
flashes (1 flash/second).
3
Push the MENU knob.
The ? mark on the left of setting returns to a
z
mark,
and the
z
mark on the left of TRIGGER INTERVAL
returns to an
b
mark.
4
Turn the MENU knob to move the
b
mark to PRE-
LIGHTING.
5
Push the MENU knob.
The
b
mark on the left of PRE-LIGHTING changes to
a
z
mark, and the
z
mark on the left of the setting
changes to a ? mark.
Note
Note
