Sony PXW-X160, Operating Manual

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Basic Operation Procedure 30
Record
ing
Using the focus magnifier (Focus
Magnifier)
In the default setting, “Focus Magnifier” is
assigned to the ASSIGN 7 button
(page 36) .
Press the ASSIGN 7 button.
The focus magnifier screen appears and the center
of the screen is magnified by about 2.0 times. It
will be easier to confirm the focus setting during
manual focusing. The screen returns to the
original size when you press the button again.
Notes
• Even though the image appears expanded on the
screen, the recorded image is not expanded.
In normal playback mode, you can monitor the
recorded audio signals through the connected
headphones.
You can select the audio channel to be monitored
and adjust the sound volume by using the
HEADPHONE MONITOR switch and
VOLUME buttons.
To start playback from the top of the clip
Press the PREV button or NEXT button of the
playback control buttons
(page 11) . You can cue
to the top of a desired clip by pressing either
button repeatedly.
When two memory cards are loaded, press the
SLOT SELECT button
(page 10) to switch
memory cards.
Notes
• You cannot switch SxS memory cards during
playback.
Continuous playback of cards in slots A and B is not
possible.
Monitoring audio
Cueing up
Switching the SxS memory cards
Clip (recording data)
When you stop recording, video, audio, and
subsidiary data from the start to end of the
recording are recorded as a single clip on an
SxS memory card.
Clip name
For each clip recorded with this camcorder, a
clip is named by the naming mode that is set in
“Clip”
(page 81) of the Media menu.
Maximum duration of a clip
The maximum clip length differs depending on
the recording format.
The maximum continuous recording time for a
movie is same as it for a clip. If recording time
reaches the maximum continuous recording
time, the recording will stop.
For details about the maximum recording time
of a clip for the recording format, see
“Maximum Recording Time for a Clip” (page
92)
.