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The setting time changes in the following
sequence: 5SEC y 10SEC y 15SEC y
20SEC y 30SEC y 40SEC y 50SEC
y 1MIN y 2MIN y .......38MIN y
1)
39MIN y 40MIN
.
(SEC = seconds; MIN = minutes)
1) You can select a time up to 40MIN for 59.94i
format, and 48MIN for 50i/25PsF/23.98PsF
format.
Note
You cannot set a REC TIME that is more than one
thirtieth of TAKE TOTAL TIME.
For example: When TAKE TOTAL TIME is set to
1H, the maximum value of REC TIME is 2 MIN.
(60 minutes divided by 30 gives 2 minutes.)
The time setting displayed when you turn the
MENU knob changes within the available setting
times.
Be sure to set REC TIME only after setting TAKE
TOTAL TIME.
8
Turn the MENU knob to select PRE-
LIGHTING, and press the MENU
knob.
9
Turn the MENU knob to select the
desired time to turn on the light before
starting to record, and press the MENU
knob.
The PRE-LIGHTING time changes in the
following sequence: OFF y 2SEC y
5SEC y 10SEC.
Notes
• Set the LIGHT switch on the camcorder to AUTO
to turn on the light before recording.
• The light switch must also be set to ON. With
these settings, the light turns on and off
automatically. (However, the light remains on
continuously if the off time is less than 5
seconds.)
• When the LIGHT switch is set to MANUAL and
the light switch is set to ON, the light remains on
continuously.
10
To end the menu operation, set the
MENU ON/OFF switch to OFF.
The menu display disappears from the
viewfinder screen and the message “AUTO
INTERVAL **M**S” indicating Auto
Interval Rec mode appears along the bottom
of the viewfinder.
“**M**S” indicates the shooting interval.
For example, when TAKE TOTAL TIME is
set to 1H and REC TIME is set to 30 SEC, the
message “AUTO INTERVAL 00M04S”
appears. The shooting interval is 4 seconds.
The display indicating the current status of
the camcorder appears along the top and
bottom of the viewfinder.
Note
The settings for Auto Interval Rec mode are maintained
until changed. However, if you turn the camcorder off,
Auto Interval Rec mode is cleared except for the TAKE
TOTAL TIME, REC TIME and PRE-LIGHTING
settings. To use the Auto Interval Rec function again
after switching on the power, perform steps 1 to 3.
Recording in Auto Interval Rec mode
Note
When you use blank cassettes, such as brand new
cassettes, be sure to record color bars for more than 2
seconds at the beginning of a cassette.
1
After performing the basic procedures
for shooting and recording, following
the instructions in “Basic procedures”
(see page 63), secure the camcorder so
that it will not move.
2
Press the REC START button on the
camcorder or the VTR button on the
lens.
The camcorder starts recording in Auto
Interval Rec mode. When you use the PRE-
LIGHTING function, recording starts after
the light is switched on.
The actual recording to tape begins after the
camcorder has saved about five seconds of
video in memory, so the tape runs
intermittently.
While the unit recording in Auto Interval Rec
mode, the TALLY indicator (green) in the
viewfinder flashes (4 flashes/second) and the
message “AUTO INTERVAL **M**S”
flashes on the viewfinder screen.
The REC indicator in the viewfinder lights
while the camcorder is capturing data to
memory.
After the length of time for recording on the
tape (REC TIME) has elapsed, the camcorder
stops recording automatically.
To continue auto interval recording
Press the REC START button on the camcorder
or the VTR button on the lens again.
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