Recording; Basic Operation Procedure - Sony PMW-F55 Operating Instructions Manual

Recording

Basic Operation Procedure

Basic recording can be performed with the
following procedures.
1
Make sure that the necessary devices
are attached to the camcorder and
power is supplied to them.
2
Load the memory card(s).
If you load two cards, recording is continued
by automatically switching to the second
card when the first card becomes full.
3
Set the power switch (page 12) to the ON
position.
The recording screen is displayed on the
viewfinder screen.
4
Press the REC button (page 11).
The REC lamp lights and recording begins.
Note
If the camcorder cannot start recording immediately
after the pressing the REC button, the REC lamp
flashes. The REC lamp lights when recording starts.
5
To stop recording, press the REC
button again.
Recording stops and the camcorder enters
STBY (recording standby) mode.
Playing a recorded clip
You can play the recorded clip while the
camcorder is in standby mode.
1
Insert the SxS memory card.
2
Press the VIEW button in the function
button (page 14) once to display the
VIEW-1 screen.
3
Search the desired clip by pressing Prev
or F Rev button on the sub display.
4
Press the Play/Pause button on the sub
display.
The playback image appears on the
viewfinder.
40 Basic Operation Procedure
Playback operation is performed by the buttons
on the sub display.
Play/Pause button: Pauses playback. To resume
playback, press this button again.
F Fwd button/F Rev button: Plays fast. To return
to normal playback, press the Play/Pause
button.
Stop button: Stops playback or recording.
Monitoring audio
In normal playback mode, you can monitor the
recorded audio signals through the built-in
speaker (page 12) or connected headphones.
When connecting the headphones to the
headphones connector (page 14), the built-in
speaker is turned off.
You can select audio channel to be monitored and
adjust the sound volume with "Audio Output"
in the Audio menu.
(page 75)
Cueing Up
To start playback from the top of the clip
Press the Prev button or Next button on the sub
display (page 17). You can cue to the top of the
desired clip by pressing the button repeatedly.
Switching the SxS memory cards
When two memory cards are loaded, press the
SLOT SELECT button (page 14) to switch
memory cards.
Note
You cannot switch SxS memory cards during playback.
Continuous playback of cards in slots A and B is not
possible.
Switching to the AXS memory card
You can play the picture that is recorded on the
AXS memory card in the AXS-R5 by developing
simply. To switch to the AXS memory card, press
the SELECT button of the AXS-R5. The
playback signal is output from the output
connector of the camcorder.