Sony PXW-X160, Operating Manual

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Basic Operation Procedure 27
Record
ing
Basic recording can be performed with the
following procedures.
1
Make sure that the necessary devices
are attached to the camcorder and
power is supplied to them.
2
Load the memory card(s).
If you load two SxS memory cards, recording
is continued by automatically switching to
the second card when the first card becomes
full.
3
Open the cover of the lens hood with
lens cover.
4
Slide the ON/STANDBY switch to on
while pressing the green button.
The recording screen is displayed on the
LCD/viewfinder screen.
5
Press the record button (page 9) .
The recording/tally lamp lights and recording
begins.
6
To stop recording, press the record
button again.
Recording stops and the camcorder enters
STBY (recording standby) mode.
Recording (Full Auto mode)
Press the FULL AUTO button so that the button
indicator lights.
Full Auto mode is turned on, the TLCS (Total
Level Control System)
(page 65) is activated,
Auto Iris, AGC (Auto Gain Control), and Auto
Shutter, and ATW (Auto-Tracing White balance)
are set to on. Then, the brightness and white
balance will be automatically adjusted.
When you wish to adjust them manually, turn Full
Auto mode off.
Shooting without suspending while
changing an memory card (Relay
Recording)
When SxS memory cards are loaded in both slot
A and slot B, the camcorder switches
automatically to the other card if the selected card
becomes full during recording.
Notes
• Do not remove the memory card that is recording.
Remove only the memory card in the slot whose access
lamp is turned off during recording.
• If the recordable memory card is loaded into the other
slot when the remaining time of the memory card that
is recording is less than 1 minute, the message “Will
Switch Slots Soon” is displayed. It goes out when the
slot is switched.
• The relay recording function may not work if you start
recording when the remaining time of the memory card
is less than 1 minute. To perform the relay recording
properly, make sure that the remaining time of the
memory card is more than 1 minute.
• The video that is recorded by using the relay recording
function on the camcorder cannot be played seemlessly
on the camcorder.
• To combine the videos that are recorded by using the
relay recording function, use the “Content Browser”
software.
Recording on memory card A and
memory card B simultaneously
(Simultaneously Recording)
You can perform simultaneously recording by
using memory cards in both the memory card A
and memory card B slot.
Set “Setting” in “Simul Rec” of the
Recording menu to “On.”
Notes
• The simultaneously recording function cannot be used
during Slow & Quick Motion mode (page 36) or Clip
Continuous Rec mode (page 37) .
• There is a limit to selectable recording formats when
simultaneously recording images to an SD card and
“Memory Stick.” For details, see
page 91 .
Recording
Basic Operation Procedure