Sony HDCAM HDW-730 Operation Manual page 103

Time required for shooting and time required for
recording on the tape
The Auto Interval Rec mode is effective for shooting objects that moves
very slowly. You do, however, need to set the total time for shooting
(TAKE TOTAL TIME) and the time for recording on the tape (REC
TIME).
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The time for shooting is the time required to shoot objects that moves
very slowly. The camcorder stores the picture data a frame at a time as it
is shot at the certain specified interval and records the picture data on
tape when up to the picture data for about 5 seconds are stored in
memory.
The time for recording on the tape is the length of recording the picture
data shot during TAKE TOTAL TIME.
The camcorder calculates the shooting interval based on two set values:
TAKE TOTAL TIME and REC TIME.
Total time for shooting (TAKE TOTAL TIME)
Shooting interval
Time for recording on the tape (REC TIME)
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Chapter 3 Recording and Playback