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• When you record in Picture Cache mode, the picture you
shoot is recorded to tape after the Picture Cache time
elapses. For this reason, the tape does not stop
immediately when you press the VTR START button.
After the VTR START button is pressed, all tape
operation buttons (EJECT, REW, F FWD, PLAY, and
STOP) stop functioning until the Picture Cache time has
elapsed. During this time, if you press the VTR START
button or the VTR button on the lens, recording starts
again as if there were no pause in recording.
• The time the tape stops after stopping recording is equals
the Picture Cache time set previously. When the picture
data for the duration of the Picture Cache time is not
stored in memory due to the subsequent operations, the
time until the tape stops equals the duration actually
stored and may be shorter than the Picture Cache time.
— You start recording immediately after selecting the
Picture Cache mode.
— You start recording immediately after changing the
Picture Cache time.
— You start recording immediately after playback or
recording review.
— You start recording in the Picture Cache mode
immediately after the power is turned on.
• The time code stops advancing while time data is being
set (when the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch is set to SET).
For this reason, if you start recording immediately after
switching to F-RUN or R-RUN (i.e., to a position other
than SET), you may overwrite a portion of the previously
recorded time code.
• Positions of shot marks may be shifted depending on the
Picture Cache time setting.
• Menu operation for the Picture Cache time setting is
disabled during recording. To change the setting, once
stop the recording by pressing the VTR START button or
the VTR button on the lens.
When power is lost during recording
• When the power is turned off during recording, the
camera will switch itself off after the tape has run for a
few seconds.
• If you remove the battery, pull out the DC cable, or cut
power to the AC adaptor during recording, actual
recording of picture data ends the instant the tape is
stopped. However, a certain amount of recorded picture
data, equal to that recorded during the Picture Cache
time, will be lost, because it has not yet been recorded on
the tape before the tape stops. For this reason, make sure
you do not change the battery while recording.
When the tape runs out during recording
Please note that if the tape runs out and the camcorder
stops during recording, a certain amount of recorded
picture data, equal to that recorded during the Picture
Cache time, will be lost, because it has not yet been
recorded on the tape.
3-2-6 Shooting Picture at Intervals
(Interval Rec Function: with the
HKDW-703)
Installing an optional HKDW-703 extension board in the
camcorder enables the camcorder to record pictures at
various intervals. There are two kinds of Interval Rec
mode:
Auto Interval Rec
In Auto Interval Rec mode, pictures are automatically shot
a frame at a time at the specified interval and stored in
memory. To use this function you must set the total time
for shooting (TAKE TOTAL TIME) and the length of time
for recording on the tape (REC TIME).
Manual Interval Rec
There are two modes of Manual Interval Rec:
• Single Trigger mode
Setting the number of frames to be recorded at one
shooting (NUMBER OF FRAME) enables the
camcorder to record the number of frames preset each
time the VTR START button or the VTR button on the
lens is pressed.
• Continuous Trigger mode
Pictures are automatically shot by preset frames at preset
intervals by pressing the VTR START button or the VTR
button on the lens.
In Auto Interval Rec and Continuous Trigger mode of
Manual Interval Rec, by setting the PRE-LIGHTING
function to ON, the light connected to the LIGHT
connector automatically turns on before recording starts.
This allows you to record pictures under stable light and
color temperature conditions.
Auto Interval Rec mode settings
To make settings before shooting
To record in Auto Interval Rec mode, you need to turn on
Auto Interval Rec and set the total time from start to finish
of shooting (TAKE TOTAL TIME) and the length of time
for recording on the tape (REC TIME), using the USER
menu.
• To make settings for Auto Interval Rec mode, set TAKE
TOTAL TIME first, then REC TIME.
• To turn on the light automatically before recording starts,
set the LIGHT switch to AUTO.
To turn on Auto Interval Rec mode, proceed as follows.
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