Sony HDW-650 Operation Manual page 68

memory. The TALLY indicator (green) in
the viewfinder is on while picture data is
being stored in memory.
Also CACHE REC TIME appears.
Note
When HDSDI REMOTE I/F (see page 105) is set to
G-TLY on the CAM CONFIG 2 page of the
MAINTENANCE menu, this TALLY indicator
does not light in green even in Picture Cache mode.
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Select CACHE REC TIME, and turn
the MENU knob to select the desired
Picture Cache time.
The Picture Cache time changes in the
following sequence: 0SEC y 1SEC y
2SEC y 3SEC y 4SEC y 5SEC y
6SEC y 7SEC
1)7 sec for 59.94i format, and 8 sec for 50i/25PsF/
23.98PsF format.
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Press the MENU knob.
The Picture Cache mode settings once made
continue to be effective until changed.
You can assign the Picture Cache on/off function
to one of the ASSIGN 1/2/3/4/5 switches and
RET button on the lens.
For details, see "Assigning functions to ASSIGN
switches" on page 131.
Note
When recording in Picture Cache mode, VITC is not
recorded when the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch is set to
R-RUN. When it is set to the F-RUN position, VITC is
recorded.
Camcorder operations in Picture Cache mode
The recording procedure in Picture Cache mode
is basically the same as that for normal recording.
However, note the following differences.
• When you record in Picture Cache mode, the
picture you shoot is recorded to tape after the
Picture Cache time elapses. For this reason, the
tape does not stop immediately when you press
the REC START button to stop recording.
While the tape is still running, all tape operation
buttons (EJECT, REW, F FWD, PLAY, and
STOP) are disabled, in the same way as during
recording. Also, if you press the REC START
button or the VTR button on the lens again
during this time, recording starts again as if
there had been no pause in recording.
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• Normally, the time after which the tape stops
when recording is stopped is equal to the Picture
Cache time. However, it may be shorter than the
Picture Cache time if one of the following
operations has been performed, because the
amount of stored data is less than the Picture
Cache time.
- You started recording immediately after
selecting Picture Cache mode.
- You started recording immediately after
changing the Picture Cache time.
- You started recording immediately after
playback or recording review.
- You started recording in Picture Cache mode
immediately after the unit is powered on.
• The timecode stops advancing while time data
is being set (when the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN
switch is set to SET). For this reason, if you start
recording immediately after switching to a
position other than SET (to FRUN or R-RUN),
then timecode from the time when the timecode
advance was stopped may be recorded.
• Positions of shot marks may be shifted
depending on the Picture Cache time setting.
• Picture Cache time menu operations are
disabled during recording. To change the
Picture Cache time setting, stop the recording
by pressing the REC START button or the VTR
button on the lens.
If power is lost during recording
• If the power is turned off during recording, the
camera will switch itself off after the tape has
run for a few seconds.
• If you remove the battery, pull out the DC cable,
or cut power to the AC adaptor during
recording, actual recording of picture data ends
the instant the tape is stopped. However, a
certain amount of recorded picture data, equal
to that recorded during the Picture Cache time,
will be lost, because it has not yet been recorded
on the tape before the tape stops. For this
reason, make sure you do not change the battery
while recording.
If the camcorder runs out of tape during
recording
If the camcorder runs out of tape and stops during
recording, a certain amount of recorded picture
data, equal to that recorded during the Picture
Cache time, will be lost, because it has not yet
been recorded on the tape.