Sony XDCAM EX PMW-EX3, Operating Instructions Manual

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Interval Recording 78
Record
ing
For details on menu operations, see “Basic Menu
Operations” on page 116.
1
Select “Interval Rec” of the CAMERA
SET menu.
2
Set “Setting” to “On.”
The camcorder enters Interval Recording
mode.
When the special recording mode indication
on the screen is active, “Interval Rec” flashes
on the screen.
3
Set the time between recordings with
“Interval Time.”
You can select the time from among 1 to10/
15/20/30/40/50 seconds, 1 to 10/15/20/30/
40/50 minutes, and 1 to 4/6/12/24 hours by
scrolling the display.
4
Set the number of frames to be recorded
at a time with “Number of Frames.”
When “Video Format” (page 132) is set to
“720/60P” or “720/50P,” you can select from
among 2, 6, and 12 frames.
With other settings, you can select from
among 1, 3, 6, and 9 frames.
5
Exit the menu.
When the preparatory settings are completed, you
can start recording.
Press the REC START/STOP button.
Interval Recording begins.
The flashing “Interval Rec” on the screen is now
steadily lit.
Notes
• You cannot change the “Interval Time” and
“Number of Frames” settings while Interval
Recording is in progress. To change them,
pause recording.
• The Freeze Mix function and Rec Review
function cannot be used in Interval Recording
mode.
• The timecode is recorded in Rec Run mode
(page 70) during Interval Recording.
• Some extra frames may be recorded if you stop
recording or switch the card slot while
recording is halted in Interval Recording mode.
Stopping Interval Recording
Press the REC START/STOP button.
Interval Recording stops.
To restart Interval Recording, press the button
again.
Canceling Interval Recording mode
Set “Setting” of “Interval Rec” of the CAMERA
SET menu to “Off.”
Note
It automatically returns to “Off” when you set the
power switch to OFF, while the “Interval Time”
and “Number of Frames” settings are maintained.
Performing Interval Recording
00:00
Shot T ransi t ion
MF Assi s t : O f f
Color Bar Type : Mul t i
F l i c ker Reduce
Zoom Speed
I n t e r val Rec
Frame Rec
CAMERA SET
Set t i n g
I n t e r v a l Time
Number of Frames
: O f f
: 1sec
: 1
B
B
B
B
B