Sony PDW-850 Operation Manual page 85

Note
Interval Rec settings cannot be made while this unit is in
the following states.
• The Disc Exchange Cache function is enabled.
• The Clip Continuous Rec function is enabled.
• The Live Logging function is set to Live View mode.
• During Slow & Quick Motion shooting
Operation limitations during recording
Item Description
Time code The internal time code
generator runs in R-RUN mode
regardless of how the F-RUN/
SET/R-RUN switch is set.
Audio signals Not recorded.
Playback control • Auto Interval Rec mode and
the consecutive mode of
buttons
Manual Interval Rec mode
The EJECT, F REV, F FWD,
NEXT, PREV, PLAY/PAUSE
and STOP buttons are disabled.
To use these buttons, stop
recording by pressing the REC
START button or the VTR
button on the lens.
• The single shot mode of
Manual Interval Rec mode
The F REV, F FWD, NEXT,
PREV, PLAY/PAUSE, and
STOP buttons are disabled. To
use these buttons, exit the
Interval Rec mode by pressing
the EJECT button.
Menu operations The settings of the Interval Rec-
related items on the REC
FUNCTION page of the
OPERATION menu cannot be
changed. To change the settings,
do either of the following.
• Auto Interval Rec mode and
the consecutive mode of
Manual Interval Rec mode
Stop recording by pressing the
REC START button or the VTR
button on the lens.
• The single shot mode of
Manual Interval Rec mode
Exit the Interval Rec mode by
pressing the EJECT button.
Item Description
When the • When you set the POWER
switch to OFF, the camcorder
camcorder power
will switch off by itself after
is switched off
disc access has continued for a
few seconds to record the
picture data stored in memory.
• If you remove the battery,
unplug the DC cable, or cut
power to the AC adaptor, picture
data stored before recording
stops (a maximum of ten
seconds) may be lost. Take care
when replacing the battery.
Auto Interval Rec mode settings and
shooting
To make settings
1
Display the REC FUNCTION page of
the OPERATION menu.
For details on menu operations, see "Basic
menu operations" (page 193).
2
Select CACHE/INTVAL REC, and
turn the MENU knob to display
"A.INT".
005 REC FUNCTION
SLOW & QUICK
FRAME RATE
CACHE/INTVAL REC:
TAKE TOTAL TIME :
REC TIME
PRE-LIGHTING
DISC EXCHG CACHE:
CLIP CONT REC
As you turn the MENU knob, the setting
changes as follows: OFF y CACHE y
A.INT y M.INT.
3
Select TAKE TOTAL TIME, and turn
the MENU knob to select the desired
total time for shooting.
As you turn the MENU knob, the setting
changes as follows: 5MIN y 10MIN y
15MIN y 20MIN y 30MIN y 40MIN
y 50MIN y 1H y 2H y 3H y 4H
y 5H y 7H y 10H y 15H y 20H
y 30H y 40H y 50H y 70H y
100H.
Here MIN means minutes (5MIN is 5
minutes) and H means hours (1H is one
hour).
Advanced Operations for Shooting
TOP
: ON
: 30P
A.INT
5MIN
: 5SEC
: OFF
OFF
: OFF
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