Pre-Recording Mode - Canon XF300 Instruction Manual

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[J Other Functions]
Special Rec]
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[Off]
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Special Recording Modes
Recording
3 Press the START/STOP button to begin recording.
• The camcorder automatically records at the set frame rate.
• The tally lamps illuminate.
• [S&F STBY] changes to [N S&F REC] while recording.
4 Press the START/STOP button again to stop recording.
• The camcorder records the clip.
• The tally lamps go out and [S&F STBY] appears at the top of the
screen.
NOTES
• You can use only one special recording mode at a time. In addition,
slow & fast motion mode cannot be used with double slot recording.
• While recording, you cannot change the shooting frame rate.
• For lower shooting frame rates, it may take approximately 1 second to
stop recording.
• Slow & fast motion mode will be deactivated if the special recording
mode is changed or turned off. It will be deactivated also if you change
the video configuration.
• The time code advances while video is recorded. If the running mode of
the time code (0 84) is set to [Free Run] or the time code is input from
an external source (b only), the running mode will switch to [Rec
Run] during special recording mode. When special recording mode is
deactivated, the running mode will return to its previous setting.
• b During special recording mode, the time code signal will not
be output from the TIME CODE terminal or HD/SD SDI terminal.
• When the bit rate is set to 50 Mbps (0 53) during slow motion
recording, relay recording is not available.

Pre-recording Mode

When pre-recording mode is activated, the camcorder starts recording
continuously into a temporary memory of approximately 3 seconds so
when you press the START/STOP button, the clip will contain also
approximately 3 seconds of video and audio recorded before you
pressed the button.
1 Open the [Special Rec] submenu.
[J Other Functions]
2 Select [Pre Rec] and then press SET.
• [PRE REC STBY] appears at the top of the screen.
3 Press the START/STOP button to begin recording.
• The tally lamps illuminate.
• [PRE REC STBY] changes to [N PRE REC] while recording.
[Special Rec]