Special Recording Function; Pre-Recording; Relay Recording - Panasonic AJ-CX4000G Operating Instructions Manual

Special recording function

When recording into a memory card, pre-recording, relay recording, simultaneous recording, interval recording, and other special recording methods are
available.

Pre-recording

Records the video and audio from specific time before the operation to start the recording.
The pre-recording time varies depending on the setting of the [SYSTEM] menu → [FILE FORMAT]/[REC FORMAT].
f When [FILE FORMAT] is set to [P2]: Approximately 3 seconds
f When [FILE FORMAT] is set to [MOV], and [REC FORMAT] is set to [2160-29.97p/422ALL-I 400M], [2160-25.00p/422ALL-I 400M], or
[2160-23.98p/422ALL-I 400M]: Approximately 3 seconds
f When [FILE FORMAT] is set to [MOV], and [REC FORMAT] is set to [2160-59.94p/HEVC LongGOP 200M], [2160-59.94p/HEVC LongGOP 100M],
[2160-59.94p/420LongGOP 150M], [2160-50.00p/HEVC LongGOP 200M], [2160-50.00p/HEVC LongGOP 100M], [2160-50.00p/420LongGOP 150M],
[2160-29.97p/HEVC LongGOP 150M], [2160-29.97p/422LongGOP 150M], [2160-29.97p/420LongGOP 100M], [2160-25.00p/HEVC LongGOP 150M],
[2160-25.00p/422LongGOP 150M], [2160-25.00p/420LongGOP 100M], [2160-23.98p/HEVC LongGOP 150M], [2160-23.98p/422LongGOP 150M], or
[2160-23.98p/420LongGOP 100M]: Approximately 5 seconds
f When set to other than above: Approximately 10 seconds
1
Select the [RECORDING] menu → [PRE REC] → [ON].
[P] is displayed in the recording status display of the camera image screen.
2
Press the <REC> button.
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NOTE
t The video and audio may not be able to record for specific time before in following cases.
- Immediately after the power is set to < j > (ON)
- Immediately after opening the menu
- Immediately after the memory card is inserted
- Immediately after playing back the recorded video
- Immediately after closing the thumbnail screen
- During the time from recording stop until completion of writing to the memory card
t It will be fixed to free run regardless of the <TCG> switch position when pre-recording is enabled.
t The pre-recording is canceled once when three hours has past without starting the recording.
t For recording limitations of the pre-recording, refer to "Recording function that cannot be used simultaneously" (page 208).
t Pre-recording cannot be performed if the remaining recording capacity of the memory card is less than one minute.

Relay recording

When memory cards are inserted into the card slot 2 and the card slot 3, recording can continue on the other memory card if the remaining recording
capacity for one of the memory card is exhausted.
1 During recording
2 Automatically switch the recording target card slot
3 Replace with a different recordable memory card
1
Select the [RECORDING] menu → [2 SLOTS FUNC.] → [RELAY REC].
[RELAY] is displayed in the two slot function display of the camera image screen.
A slanted line is displayed on the [RELAY] display when the relay recording is not possible, such as when a memory card is not inserted in either of
the two card slots.
2
Press the <REC> button.
f The recording target switches to another memory card when the remaining recording capacity of one of the memory cards is exhausted during
recording and relay recording starts. The number of the card slot that became the recording target is displayed with black and white inverted.
Recording can be performed on three or more memory cards. Replace the memory card with no more remaining recording capacity after the
recording target has switched.
f To change the recording target card slot before starting the recording, press the USER button assigned to [SLOT SEL]. This will not operate during
recording.
Chapter 5 Shooting — Special recording function
Operation to start recording
Pre-recording time
Start shooting
Card slot 2
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Card slot 3
Operation to stop recording
Actual recording time
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(Time)
Pause
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