Starting To Record From Pre-Stored Video (Picture Cache Function); Simultaneously Recording - Sony PMW-F55 Operating Instructions Manual

• The simultaneously recording function is not available
in Internal Rec mode.
• Interval Rec settings cannot be changed during
recording.
• The following are limitations for the Interval Rec
function.
—Audio signals will not be recorded.
—You cannot perform the Rec Review function.
—The signal will not be genlocked.
Starting to Record from Pre-
stored Video (Picture Cache
Function)
You can begin recording a specified number of
seconds in advance by storing up to 15 seconds of
video and audio data in the internal memory of
the camcorder when you start recording.
When you start recording after setting "Setting"
in "Picture Cache Rec" (page 84) of the
Recording menu to "On," the camcorder records
in advance of the specified time (Cache Rec
Time).
The Picture Cache function is available for either
of the following settings.
• The system frequency is set to 29.97/25/24/
23.98, and the recording format is set to XAVC
4096 × 2160P/XAVC 3840 × 2160P/XAVC
2048 × 1080P/XAVC 1920 × 1080P.
• The recording format is set to MPEG 1920 ×
1080P/MPEG 1920 × 1080i/MPEG 1280 ×
720P.
The selected Picture Cache mode is retained until
the setting is changed.
Notes
• If the system frequency is set to 29.97, 25, 24, or 23.98,
the "Cache Rec Time" setting is limited depending on
the recording format.
—For XAVC 4096 × 2160P, XAVC 3840 × 2160P:
Locked to "0-2sec."
—For XAVC 2048 × 1080P, XAVC 1920 × 1080P:
"8-10sec" and "13-15sec" cannot be selected.
• Picture cache recording is not possible in Slow &
Quick Motion and Interval Rec mode. The camcorder
exits Slow & Quick Motion and Interval Rec mode
whenever you select Picture Cache mode. The
camcorder exits Picture Cache mode automatically
whenever you select Slow & Quick Motion or Interval
Rec mode.
• The data stored in picture cache memory is cleared
when you change system settings, such as the
recording format. Picture data from before the change
is not recorded even if you start recording immediately
after the change. The camcorder exits Picture Cache
mode automatically.
• The simultaneously recording function is not available
in Picture Cache mode.
• It is not possible to change the picture cache setting
during recording.
• It is not possible to change the setting of the viewfinder
double speed drive function during recording.

Simultaneously Recording

You can record the two sizes of pictures
simultaneously on an SxS memory card in one
slot. You can also record HD signal on the SxS
memory card in the camcorder while recording
picture and audio of RAW format on the AXS-
R5.
Note
While simultaneously recording, the camcorder cannot
switch to the second card automatically even if a card
becomes full.
Recording simultaneously on one
memory card – MPEG2 Proxy function
For the PMW-F55, set "Setting" in "MPEG2
Proxy" (page 84) of the Recording menu to "On"
while the recording format is set to XAVC 4096
× 2160/XAVC 3840 × 2160 29.97P/25P/23.98P,
or SStP SR-SQ 444/SStP SR-SQ 422 59.94i/
29.97P.
For the PMW-F5, by installing the optional
CBKZ-55FX, the MPEG2 Proxy function is
available while the recording format is set to
XAVC 4096 × 2160/XAVC 3840 × 2160 29.97P/
25P/23.98P.
The picture of XAVC 4096 × 2160/XAVC 3840
× 2160 or SStP SR-SQ 444/SStP SR-SQ 422, and
the picture signal of MPEG2 1920 × 1080 are
recorded simultaneously on one SxS memory
card.
The clip of XAVC 4096 × 2160/XAVC 3840 ×
2160 or SStP SR-SQ 444/SStP SR-SQ 422 is
recorded under the XDROOT/Clip directory on
the SxS memory card, but the clip of MPEG2
1920 × 1080 is recorded under the XDROOT/Sub
directory on the SxS memory card, and the suffix
"S02" is added to the end of the clip name.
Notes
• This function cannot be used while in the Slow &
Quick Motion, Interval Rec, or Picture Cache Rec
mode.
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