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3. Shooting
Basic Operation Procedure
Basic shooting is conducted using the
following procedure.
1 Attach the necessary devices, and check
that power is being supplied.
2 Insert the memory card(s).
3 Set the POWER switch to the on position.
The POWER indicator turns on, and the
camera image appears in the viewfinder.
4 Press the record START/STOP button
(page 5).
The recording/tally lamp lights and
recording begins.
5 To stop recording, press the record
START/STOP button again.
Recording stops, and the camcorder
switches to STBY (standby) mode.
[Note]
If the record START/STOP button is pressed within a few
seconds after turning the camcorder on, the recording/
tally lamp lights up to indicate the unit is in the
recording state, but recording to media may not occur
for the first few seconds, depending on the selected
recording format.
Switching Between Memory Cards
When two memory cards are inserted, press
the SLOT SELECT button (page 6) to switch
cards.
Recording automatically switches to the
second memory card just before the
remaining capacity on the first card is reduced
to zero (relay recording). You can continue
recording continuously when switching
memory cards by replacing the memory card
that is full with a new memory card.
[Note]
You cannot switch between memory cards during
playback mode. Also, continuous playback of a clip
spanning media in slot A and slot B is not supported.
Clips (recorded data)
When you stop recording, the video, audio,
and accompanying data from the start to the
end of the recording are saved as a single
“clip” on a memory card.
Clip names
The name of each clip recorded by the
camcorder is automatically assigned using the
format set in Clip Name Format (page 86) of
the TC/Media menu of the full menu.
Maximum clip duration
Up to 6hours per clip.
The maximum duration of continuous
recording is the same as the maximum
duration of a clip. If the recording time exceeds
the maximum duration of a clip, a new clip is
created automatically and recording continues.
The new clip appears as a separate clip on the
thumbnail screen.
Multiple clips are recorded in succession
during relay recording, but recording will stop
automatically after approximately 24hours.
[Notes]
Do not eject a memory card while recording to it is in
progress. When recording, only change memory cards
in slots for which the slot access indicator is off.
When the remaining capacity on the memory card
being recorded becomes less than one minute and
a recordable memory card is inserted in the other
slot, a “Will Switch Slots Soon” message appears. The
message disappears after switching memory card
slots.
Relay recording may not operate if recording is
started when the remaining memory card capacity
is less than one minute. For correct relay recording,
check that the remaining memory card capacity is
more than one minute before starting recording.
Video created using the camcorder relay recording
function cannot be played back seamlessly on the
camcorder.
To combine video created using the camcorder relay
recording function, use “Catalyst Browse” software.
Monitoring Audio
You can monitor the audio that is being
recorded using headphones.
Connecting a set of headphones to the
headphone jack (page 5) enables you to
monitor the audio being recorded. You can
also monitor the playback audio (page 64)
using the built-in speaker (page 6) or
headphones.
You can adjust the volume of the audio to
monitor using Volume (page 14) on the
Audio Status screen or Audio Output >Volume
(page 91) in the Audio menu of the full
menu.
You can select the channel to monitor
using Monitor CH (page 14) on the Audio
Status screen or Audio Output >Monitor CH
(page 91) in the Audio menu of the full
menu.
Specifying Time Data
Setting the timecode
Set the timecode to record using Timecode
(page 85) in the TC/Media menu of the full
menu.
Setting user bits
You can add an 8-digit hexadecimal number
to the recorded image as user bits. You can
also set the user bits to the current time. Set
using Users Bit (page 85) in the TC/Media
menu.
Displaying time data
Set the timecode to display using TC Display
(page 85) >Display Select in the TC/Media
menu.
Pressing an assignable button (page 48)
with DURATION/TC/U-BIT assigned will switch
the display between the timecode, user bits,
and duration in sequence.
Switching the timecode input/output
You can switch the timecode input/
output using the TC IN/OUT select switch
(page 4).
For details, see page 107.
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