Advanced Operations for Shooting
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1
Press the REC START button or the
VTR button on the lens to start
recording.
The REC (recording, red tally) indicator
lights in the viewfinder, and the tally
indicator lights.
2
Press the EJECT button with the unit
still in the recording state.
The REC (recording, red tally) indicator in
the viewfinder and the tally indicator flash
(once per second), and the disc is ejected.
If the message “DISC FULL!” appears
You can continue recording, because video
and audio continue to be saved to internal
memory. Press the EJECT button and
continue to step
3
.
Note
Do not stop recording before pressing the EJECT
button. If you stop recording, the unit will stop
storing video and audio in internal memory and this
function will not work.
3
Quickly remove the disc, insert a
formatted blank disc, and close the
cover.
When the disc is loaded, the REC (recording,
red tally) indicator in the viewfinder and the
tally indicator change to lit, and recording
continues.
If the REC indicator and tally indicator
begin flashing rapidly during the disc
exchange
If the indicators change to flashing twice per
second, that means that the unit’s internal
memory is almost full. Complete the disc
exchange quickly.
Notes
• If you insert a disc that cannot be recorded (such
as a full disc or one with the Write Inhibit tab of
the disc set to the recording disabled position), the
unit ejects that disc as soon as it is recognized.
• Recording may not start immediately if you insert
an unformatted disc, or a disc that already
contains a large number of clips. As a result, the
video and audio may be interrupted.
Normally, a clip is created as an independent file
each time that you start and stop recording. But
this function allows you to start and stop
recording while continuously recording to the
same clip, for as long as the function remains
enabled. This is convenient when you do not want
to generate a large number of short clips, and
when you want to record without worrying about
exceeding the clip limit (up to 300 clips). It is still
easy to find recording start points, because a Rec
Start essence mark is recorded at the recording
start point each time you start recording.
1
Display the REC FUNCTION page in
the OPERATION menu.
See “Basic menu operations” (page 193) for
more information about menu operations.
2
Select CLIP CONT REC and turn the
MENU knob until ON appears.
“CONT” appears in the viewfinder, and the
function is enabled.
You can assign the Clip Continuous Rec on/off
function to one of the ASSIGN 1/2/3/4/5 switches
or the RET button on the lens.
For details, see “Assigning functions to ASSIGN
switches” (page 209).
Note
Clip Continuous Rec settings cannot be made while this
unit is in the following states.
• The Picture Cache function is enabled.
• The Interval Rec function is enabled.
• The Disc Exchange Cache function is enabled.
• The Live Logging function is set to Live View mode.
• During Slow & Quick Motion shooting
To stop the function
When the function is enabled, you can stop it by
executing any of the following operations. (A
new clip will be created when you next start
recording.)
• Operate on a clip (lock, delete, or rename a clip)
• Establish a network connection
• Eject the disc
• Change the recording format
• Power the unit off
Recording with the Clip
Continuous Rec function
