Exchanging Discs While Recording (Disc Exchange Cache Function) - Sony PDW-850 Operation Manual

- Disc Exchange Cache function
- Clip Continuous Rec function
- Live Logging function
• When you enable Slow & Quick Motion, limitations
apply to the values that can be selected for the
following items.
- Gain value: 0 to 12 dB only
- Color bar signal: 100% only
• Timecode is recorded as R-RUN during Slow & Quick
Motion shooting.
• Lower resolution in the vertical direction may be
evident in video recorded at frame rates of 25P or
higher (1080/23.98P), 26P or higher (1080/25P), and
31P or higher (1080/29.97P).
• Slow & Quick Motion can be used only with certain
settings, including the recording format (MPEG
HD422 50 Mbps) and the resolution and system
frequency settings (1080/23.98P, 1080/25P, or 1080/
29.97P). Slow & Quick Motion is disabled
automatically if you change any of these to other
settings.
To enable the function
1
Check that you are not recording and
that the recording format of this unit is
set to MPEG HD422, 50 Mbps, and the
resolution/system frequency is set to
1080/23.98P, 1080/25P, or 1080/29.97P.
2
Display the REC FUNCTION page of
the OPERATION menu.
See "Basic menu operations" (page 193) for
more information about menu operations.
3
Select SLOW & QUICK, and turn the
MENU knob until ON appears.
005 REC FUNCTION
SLOW & QUICK
FRAME RATE
CACHE/INTVAL REC :
DISC EXCHG CACHE :
CLIP CONT REC
LIVE LOGGING
4
Select FRAME RATE, and turn the
MENU knob until the desired frame
rate appears.
The frame rate setting ranges are as follows.
TOP
: ON
: 30P
--
--
: --
: --
Recording format
1080/23.98P
1080/25P
1080/29.97P
When you have finished making settings, the
system frequency and the frame rate appear at the
top of the viewfinder screen. You can change the
frame rate with the MENU knob while viewing
this display.
Exchanging discs while recording
(Disc Exchange Cache function)
Even if you run out of free disc capacity while
recording, you can continue recording by using
the Disc Exchange Cache function. This function
enables seamless recording over extended
recording sessions, too long to fit on one disc, by
recording to the unit's internal memory while you
exchange the disc.
Notes
• Disc Exchange Cache settings cannot be made while
this unit is in the following states.
- The Interval Rec 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
• The unit's internal memory is not unlimited, so the
video and audio may be interrupted if it takes too long
to exchange the disc.
To enable the Disc Exchange Cache
function
1
Display the REC FUNCTION page of
the OPERATION menu.
For details on menu operations, see "Basic
menu operations" (page 193).
2
Select DISC EXCHG CACHE, and
turn the MENU knob to display "ON".
The TALLY (green tally) indicator lights in
the viewfinder.
To exchange discs with the function
enabled
When the disc exchange cache function is
enabled, the following procedure allows you to
exchange discs while continuing to record.
Advanced Operations for Shooting
Frame rate
1 to 48
1 to 50
1 to 60
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