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4. Shooting
Basic Operations
This section explains the basic shooting and
recording procedures.
Before starting to shoot, inspect the camera
system to verify that it is operating properly.
1
Attach a fully charged battery pack
(page 20).
2
Load one or two SxS memory cards
(page 27).
If you load two cards, the camcorder
switches automatically to the second card
when the first card becomes full.
3
Set the camcorder's POWER switch
(page 3) to ON.
4
Make the following settings.
Marker display: On (page 96)
Iris: Auto (page 39)
Zoom: Auto
Camera output: Select the picture
currently being shot (camera picture),
and turn the DCC function on
(page 6)
Timecode advance mode: F-RUN (Free
Run) or R-RUN (Rec Run) (page 42)
Audio input channel selection: Auto
(page 9)
5
Push the AUTO W/B BAL switch to the
BLACK position to adjust the black
balance (page 36).
6
Select a filter according to the lighting
conditions, and adjust the white balance
(page 36).
7
Point the camcorder at the subject, and
adjust the focus and zoom.
8
If you are using the electronic shutter,
select an appropriate shutter mode and
speed (page 38).
9
Do one of the following to start recording.
‒ Press the REC START button
(page 4).
‒ Press the VTR button on the lens.
‒ Turn on the assignable switch to which
the Rec function has been assigned
(page 120).
During recording, the TALLY indicators,
the tally indicator on the front panel of
the viewfinder, and the REC indicator on
the viewfinder screen light. Adjust the
zoom and focus as required.
[Notes]
ˎ Never remove the battery pack while the
ˎ
camcorder is recording (while the ACCESS
indicator on the right-side panel is lit in blue and
the ACCESS indicator in the card slot section is
lit in orange). Doing so risks the loss of several
seconds of data before the recording was
interrupted, because internal processing will not
end normally.
ˎ The playback control buttons (EJECT, F REV, F
ˎ
FWD, NEXT, PREV, PLAY/PAUSE, STOP) do not
function during recording.
10
To stop recording, perform one of the
9
operations listed in step
.
The TALLY indicators, the tally indicator
on the front panel of the viewfinder, and
the REC indicator on the viewfinder screen
go out, and camcorder enters recording
standby (Stby) mode.
A clip is created from the video and audio
data and the metadata recorded between
9
10
steps
and
.
To review the recording (rec review)
With the camcorder in recording standby
mode, press an assignable switch
assigned with the Rec Review function to
play back the last two seconds of the clip
at normal speed. Press and hold an
assignable switch assigned with the Rec
Review function for one second or longer
to start play back from the frame two
seconds prior to the last frame at four
times speed in the reverse direction.
Then, release the button to play the clip
from that point at normal speed. The clip
is played to the end, then Rec Review
ends and the camcorder returns to Stby
mode.
When the Rec Review function is assigned
to the RET button on the lens, you can
also conduct a review by using the RET
button.
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9
10
Repeat steps
and
to continue
recording.
With each repetition, another clip is
created on the memory card.
Clip 1
Clip 2
Clip 3
[Notes]
ˎ You cannot resume recording for about one second
ˎ
after stopping recording.
ˎ The maximum number of clips that can be recorded
ˎ
on one memory card is 600. Even if the memory card
has enough free capacity to record more clips, when
600 clips have been recorded, no further recording is
possible.
ˎ Clips shorter than 2 seconds cannot be created.
ˎ
For example, even if recording is started and then
stopped within 2 seconds, the recording continues for
a duration of 2 seconds. Also, if recording is started,
immediately stopped, and then restarted within 2
seconds of the initial recording start, two clips are
created.
ˎ The maximum continuous recording time spanning
ˎ
several memory cards is 24 hours. When 24 hours
have elapsed, recording stops.
Clip names
Eight-character clips names (consisting of a
four-character prefix and a four-digit number)
are generated automatically for clips recorded
by this camcorder.
Example: ABCD0001
You can also use Operation >Clip >Title Prefix
in the setup menu to set the clip name prefix
to a user-specified string of characters (four
to 46 characters in length). (A user-specified
prefix cannot be changed after recording.)
The four-digit number at the end of
clip names is generated automatically,
incrementing as clips are recorded.
To delete a clip
You can delete the last recorded clip using
the Last Clip Delete function (page 121).
To delete all clips or specific clips, perform
the operation from the thumbnail screen
(page 79).
Playing Recorded Clips
1
Insert the SxS memory card to play
(page 27).
2
Press the PREV button (page 8) or the
F REV button (page 7) to cue up the
clip to play.
3
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button.
The PLAY/PAUSE indicator lights, and the
playback picture appears in the
viewfinder.
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