Simultaneous Recording; Hot Swap Recording - Panasonic AJ-PX270 Operating Instructions Manual

- When reading/exporting to the SD memory card and reading setting files, the following menu items cannot be executed.
Main menu → [SCENE FILE] → [LOAD/SAVE/INITIALIZE]
All items in the main menu → [CARD FUNCTIONS]
Main menu → [OTHER FUNCTIONS] → [USER FILE]
Main menu → [OTHER FUNCTIONS] → [USER FILE] → [INITIALIZE]
Main menu → [OTHER FUNCTIONS] → [MENU INITIALIZE]
- The following thumbnail items cannot be selected and operated.
Main menu → [CLIP] → [COPY]
f In order to make it possible to link clips in the next recording, the processing time required to end recording may take slightly longer than standard
recording.
f When playing back, fade processing of unlinked audio will not be done at the time recordings are linked within clips.
f When editing a clip with a large number of links using nonlinear editing software, etc., the software may not operate properly depending upon the type
of software. (As of March 2014)
f Refer to the support desk at the following website for the latest information on software whose operability has been confirmed.
http://pro-av.panasonic.net/

Simultaneous recording

This function records the same image onto two microP2 memory cards when the two microP2 memory cards are inserted into two slots.
Start recording
Slot 1 A clip
A clip
Slot 2
Selecting [ON] in the main menu → [RECORDING SETUP] → [SIMUL REC] will set the camera to simultaneous recording mode.
The remaining time that can be simultaneously recorded (the remaining time of the memory card that has less available recording space) is displayed in
the media remaining space indicator on the screen, and [SIMUL] is displayed.
When the microP2 memory card in the slot with less remaining recording space becomes full, simultaneous recording will stop.
When starting simultaneous recording again, replace the microP2 memory card in slot 1 with a new microP2 memory card, and press the REC button.
When the simultaneous recording cannot be performed, [SIMUL] indication is displayed with a diagonal line.
If you press the REC button without replacing the microP2 memory card, normal recording will be performed on the microP2 memory card in slot 2 (the
slot with remaining memory space).
For details on system modes in which simultaneous recording can be used, refer to the table in "System modes and recording functions" (page 74).
@ NOTE
t Start recording when two microP2 memory cards are recognized. When recording is started before both microP2 memory cards are recognized,
normal recording is performed using either microP2 memory card. The card status is checked after recording ends. At that time, if both cards are
recognized, simultaneous recording is performed.
t When [1080-59.94P] or [1080-50P] is set in the main menu → [SYSTEM MODE] → [LINE&FREQ], simultaneous recording is not performed.
t Simultaneous recording cannot be used together with loop recording, interval recording, or one-shot recording.
t If recording stops because a recording malfunction occurs in one of the microP2 memory cards during simultaneous recording, the camera will
continue recording onto the other microP2 memory card. However, if the card is removed while accessing, recording will stop.
t If there is space in one of the microP2 memory cards after simultaneous recording has ended, the microP2 memory card with space will automatically
be the recording target.
Press the REC button again to record normally.
t If only one microP2 memory card is inserted when simultaneous recording mode is set, the camera will record normally.
t The final clip delete function after simultaneous recording is disabled.

Hot swap recording

When microP2 memory cards are inserted into two microP2 memory card slots, recording can be performed continuously across two cards.
Also, the card other than the one currently being recorded to can be swapped and recording can be continued on three or more cards (hot swap
recording).
Note, however, microP2 memory card recognition might slow down depending on the timing (immediately after pre-recording or before and after
continuous recording across two card slots) when the microP2 memory card is inserted into the vacant card slot. When inserting microP2 memory card,
make sure that there is at least one minute of free space on the card to be recorded to.
Pressing the <SLOT SEL> button allows you to change the slot to be recorded to with one touch.
@ NOTE
t You can perform hot swap recording only in the microP2 memory card slot.
t Change slots while recording is on stand-by. You cannot change slots during recording.
t Hot swap playback is not supported.
Chapter 4 Shooting — Special recording functions
Memory card recording time
End recording
Start recording
Stand-by B clip
Stand-by B clip
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End recording (no remaining space)
C clip