Frame Recording; Preparatory Settings - Sony PMW-EX1 Operating Instructions Manual

• The Freeze Mix function and Rec Review
function cannot be used in Interval Recording
mode.
• The timecode is recorded in Rec Run mode
(page 56) during Interval Recording.
• Some extra frames may be recorded if you stop
recording or switch the card slot while
recording is halted in Interval Recording mode.
Stopping Interval Recording
Press the REC START/STOP button.
Interval Recording stops.
To restart Interval Recording, press the button
again.
Canceling Interval Recording mode
Set "Setting" of "Interval Rec" of the CAMERA
SET menu to "Off."
Note
It automatically returns to "Off" when you set the
power switch to OFF, while the "Interval Time"
and "Number of Frames" settings are maintained.

Frame Recording

The Frame Recording function is especially
effective for clay animation recording.
The specified number of frames are recorded
intermittently when you press the REC START/
STOP button.
It is recommended to fix the camcorder to a tripod
or equivalent and use the IR Remote Commander
to start/stop recording rather than pressing the
REC START/STOP button of the camcorder.
Notes
• Frame Recording cannot be set to "On"
simultaneously with Interval Recording or Slow
& Quick Motion. When you set Frame
Recording to "On," Interval Recording and
Slow & Quick Motion are forcibly set to "Off."
• No audio recording is executed in Frame
Recording.
• Frame Recording cannot be performed if an SP
video format is selected with "Video Format"
and "i.LINK I/O" is set to "Enable" with the
OTHERS menu.
• Frame Recording cannot be performed if
"Video Format" of the OTHERS menu is set to
SP 1080/24P.

Preparatory Settings

Before starting Frame Recording, make the
necessary settings on the CAMERA SET menu in
advance.
For details on menu operations, see "Basic Menu
Operations" on page 99.
1
Select "Frame Rec" of the CAMERA
SET menu.
CAMERA SET
MF Assi s t : O f f
Color Bar Type : Mul t i
F l i c ker Reduce B
B
Zoom Speed
B
I n t e r val Rec
00:00
B
Frame Rec
B
S&Q Mot i on
2
Set "Setting" to "On."
Set t i ng : O f f
Number of Frames : 1
Frame Recording 63