Sony 4-114-858-12(1) Operating Manual page 72

Press the MENU button t select the
Select [EXECUTE], and press the REC
START/STOP button on the [SMTH SLW
REC] screen.
A recording of the length set in [REC
TIME] is stretched by 4 times and recorded
as a slow-motion movie.
Recording ends when [Recording...]
disappears from the screen.
To cancel [SMTH SLW REC], press the
MENU button.
You can select the [SMTH SLW REC]
settings suitable for your recording.
REC TIMING
x
You can use this to select when recording
starts in relation to when the REC START/
STOP button is pressed.
[START TRIG]*
[CENTER TRIG]
* The default setting is [START TRIG].
REC TIME
x
You can select the recording time from
[3sec], [6sec] and [12sec]. The default
setting is [3sec].
The picture quality deteriorates as the
recording time increases.
x TRIG
When you set this function to [ON],
recording automatically starts in response
to a preset sound level instead of the REC
START/STOP button being pressed.
The [ TRIG] setting is canceled when
you turn the power off and back on.
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(CAMERA SET) with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial.
[END TRIG]
TRIG LEVEL
x
You can select the sound level at which
recording is triggered from [HIGH],
[MIDDLE] and [LOW] in [
LEVEL]. The default setting is [HIGH].
b Notes
• Sounds cannot be recorded.
• The shutter speed is automatically set to 1/215
second when you start [SMTH SLW REC].
• The recording time may be shorter than the set
time, depending on recording conditions.
• The image quality is lower than with the regular
recording.
z Tips
• After executing [SMTH SLW REC] with an
ASSIGN button, you can also cancel [SMTH
SLW REC] by pressing the ASSIGN button
again. See page 44 for details on how to use the
ASSIGN buttons.
• When [ TRIG] is set to [ON], you can also
start recording by pressing the REC START/
STOP button.
• When you manually set the microphone volume
to a low level, [ TRIG] may not work
properly. We recommend that you set [
TRIG LEVEL] to [MIDDLE] or [LOW].
INTERVAL REC
You can record a series of movies on a tape
at regular intervals. This function is useful
to observe things like cloud movements or
daylight changes. The scenes run smoothly
into each other when you play back the
tape. Use the AC Adapter/Charger to obtain
AC power for long recording.
Recording Recording
interval
1 Select [ON/OFF] t [ON] with the SEL/
PUSH EXEC dial.
2 Perform the following step if you are
changing the recording time from the
default setting of [0.5sec]. If you are
keeping the default recording time, go
straight to step 3.
TRIG
Recording
interval