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The camcorder starts recording in Auto Interval
Rec mode again.
To interrupt auto interval recording
Press the REC START button or the VTR button
on the lens. The camcorder stops recording.
However, the tape may run to record picture data
already stored in memory.
To stop auto interval recording
You can exit Auto Interval Rec mode using the
following two methods:
• Set the POWER switch to OFF.
• Set CACHE/INTVAL REC to OFF on the REC
FUNCTION page of the USER menu.
Time required for shooting and time required for
recording on the tape
Auto Interval Rec mode is an effective way to
shoot objects that move slowly. To use this
function, you need to set the total shooting time
(TAKE TOTAL TIME) and the length of time for
recording on the tape (REC TIME).
The total shooting time is the time required to
capture the slowly moving subject. The
camcorder must be arranged so that the subject is
always framed in the picture during this time.
The tape recording time is the length of time that
material is recorded after one interval. The
camcorder calculates the time-lapse interval from
these two times.
Total time for shooting (TAKE TOTAL TIME)
Shooting interval
Time for recording on the tape (REC TIME)
Notes on Auto Interval Rec operation
• Timecode
In Auto Interval Rec mode, the internal
timecode generator runs in R-RUN mode
regardless of how the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN
switch is set. The information specified in the
menu is saved in the user bits.
• Audio
Audio signals are not recorded in Auto Interval
Rec mode.
• Cassette control buttons
While recording in Auto Interval Rec mode,
you cannot use the cassette control buttons
(EJECT, REW, F FWD, PLAY and STOP). To
use these buttons, stop recording by pressing the
REC START button or the VTR button on the
lens.
• Menu operation
While recording in Auto Interval Rec mode,
you cannot change the settings of CACHE/
INTVAL REC, TAKE TOTAL TIME and REC
TIME. To change the settings, stop recording
by pressing the REC START button or the VTR
button on the lens.
• When the camcorder power is turned off
during recording
- When you set the POWER switch to OFF, the
camcorder will turn itself off after the tape has
run for a few seconds to record the picture
data stored in memory.
- If you remove the battery, unplug the DC
cable, or cut power to the AC adaptor during
auto interval recording, picture data stored
before recording stops (a maximum of 5
seconds) may be lost. Be careful of when you
exchange the battery.
• If the unit runs out of tape during auto
interval recording
Picture data (a maximum of 5 seconds) shot and
stored before the tape stops is not recorded if the
camcorder runs out of tape and stops.
Manual Interval Rec mode
Manual Interval Rec has the following two
modes.
Single Trigger mode: Each time the REC
START button or VTR button on the lens is
pressed, the camcorder captures to memory a
single shot consisting of the specified
number of video frames.
Continuous Trigger mode: Once the REC
START button or VTR button on the lens is
pressed, the camcorder captures consecutive
shots to memory at the specified interval,
with each shot consisting of the specified
number of video frames.
Recording
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