Shooting With Slow & Quick Motion - Sony PXW-X500 Manual

time, and pre-lighting settings are maintained.
You do not need to set them again the next time
you shoot in Interval Rec mode.
To shoot using Interval Rec
Make the settings and preparations described in
"Basic Operations" (page 72), secure the
camcorder so that it does not move, and begin
shooting.
When recording starts, "
appear alternately at the position of the REC
indicator. " Int Rec" and "
z
displayed alternately during recording. The
TALLY indicators and the tally indicator on the
front panel of the viewfinder light as they do
during normal recording. (The green tally
indicator in the HDVF series viewfinder also
flashes at high speed.)
If you are using the pre-lighting function, the
video light comes on before recording starts.
To stop shooting
Stop the recording.
When shooting ends, the video data stored in
memory up to that point is written to the media.
To exit Interval Rec mode
Do one of the following.
• Set the POWER switch to OFF.
• In recording standby mode, set Operation >Rec
Function >Interval Rec in the setup menu to
Off.
Note
Restarting the camcorder automatically releases Interval
Rec mode.
Limitations during recording
• Regardless of the setting of the F-RUN/SET/R-
RUN switch, the advance mode of the internal
timecode generator is always R-RUN.
• Audio is not recorded.
• Reviewing the recording (Rec Review) is not
possible.
• Genlock is not possible.
If the camcorder is turned off during recording
• If the POWER switch on the camcorder is set to
the OFF position, the media is accessed for
several seconds to record the images stored in
memory up till that moment, and then the power
turns off automatically.
• If power is lost because the battery was
removed, the DC power cord was disconnected,
Int Rec" and "Int Stby"
z
Int Stby" are
z
or the power was turned off on the AC adaptor
side, then the video and audio data shot up to
that point may be lost (maximum 10 seconds).
Care should be exercised when exchanging the
battery.
Shooting with Slow & Quick
Motion
When the video format (see page 46) is set to one
of the formats listed below, you can specify a
recording frame rate that is different from the
playback frame rate.
Note
If shooting in XAVC recording format, the use of SxS
Pro+ memory cards is recommended. The use of other
SxS memory cards may be subject to limitations, so you
should contact your dealer.
Recording System
format frequency
XAVC-I 29.97P/23.98P/
a)
1080P 25P
XAVC-L 50 59.94P/50P/
a)
1080P 29.97P/23.98P/
25P
XAVC-L 35 59.94P/50P/
a)
1080P 29.97P/23.98P/
25P
HD422 50 29.97P
1080P
23.98P
25P
a) The PXWK-503 Slow&Quick Option (available
separately) is required for use with the XAVC video
format.
By shooting with a frame rate that differs from the
playback frame rate, you can obtain slow and
quick motion effects that are smoother than low-
speed or high-speed playback of content recorded
at the normal frame rate.
Slow & Quick Motion settings and
shooting
To set Slow & Quick Motion
1
Select Operation >Rec Function >Slow
& Quick Motion in the setup menu.
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S&Q frame
rate
1 FPS to 60 FPS
(1 FPS units)
72, 75, 80, 90,
96, 100, 110,
120 FPS
1 FPS to 30 FPS
(1 FPS units)
1 FPS to 25 FPS
(1 FPS units)