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5. Shooting
Basic Operation Procedure
Basic shooting is conducted using the
following procedure.
1
Attach the necessary devices, and check
that power is being supplied.
2
Insert the memory card(s).
[Note]
Before shooting, make a backup of clips then
perform a full format of the recording media using
Format Media (page 51) in the TC/Media menu
of the full menu.
3
Turn the unit on.
The power lamp turns on, and the camera
image appears on the LCD monitor.
4
Press the REC (recording start/stop)
button (page 4).
The REC lamp lights and recording begins.
5
To stop recording, press the REC
(recording start/stop) button again.
Recording stops and the unit enters STBY
(recording standby) mode.
[Note]
If the REC (recording start/stop) button is pressed within
a few seconds after turning the unit on, the REC lamp
lights up to indicate the unit is in the recording state,
but recording to media may not occur for the first few
seconds, depending on the selected recording format.
Switching Between Memory Cards
When two memory cards are inserted, press
the SLOT SELECT button (page 4) to switch
cards.
Recording automatically switches to the
second memory card just before the
remaining capacity on the first card is reduced
to zero (relay recording). You can continue
recording continuously when switching
memory cards by replacing the memory card
that is full with a new memory card.
[Note]
You cannot switch between memory cards during
playback mode. Also, continuous playback of a clip
spanning media in slot A and slot B is not supported.
Clips (recorded data)
When you stop recording, the video, audio,
and accompanying data from the start to the
end of the recording are saved as a single
"clip" on a memory card.
Clip names
The name of each clip recorded by the unit is
automatically assigned using the format set
using Clip Name Format (page 51) in the
TC/Media menu of the full menu.
Maximum clip duration
Up to 6 hours per clip.
The maximum duration of continuous
recording is the same as the maximum
duration of a clip. If the recording time exceeds
the maximum duration of a clip, a new clip is
created automatically and recording continues.
The new clip appears as a separate clip on the
clips screen.
Multiple clips are recorded in succession
during relay recording, but recording will stop
automatically after approximately 24 hours.
[Notes]
• Do not eject a memory card while recording to it is in
progress. When recording, only change memory cards
in slots for which the slot access indicator is off.
• When the remaining capacity on the memory card
being recorded becomes less than one minute and
a recordable memory card is inserted in the other
slot, a "Will Switch Slots Soon" message appears. The
message disappears after switching memory card
slots.
• Relay recording may not operate if recording is
started when the remaining memory card capacity
is less than one minute. For correct relay recording,
check that the remaining memory card capacity is
more than one minute before starting recording.
• Video created using the relay recording function of
the unit cannot be played back seamlessly on the
unit.
• To combine video created using the relay recording
function of the unit, use "Catalyst Browse" software.
Monitoring Audio
You can monitor the audio that is being
recorded using headphones.
Connecting a set of headphones to the
headphone jack (page 4) enables you to
monitor the audio being recorded. You can
also monitor the playback audio (page 71)
using the built-in speaker (page 4) or
headphones.
You can adjust the volume of the audio to
monitor using Volume (page 28) on the
Audio status screen or Audio Output >Volume
(page 56) in the Audio menu of the full
menu.
You can select the channel to monitor
using Monitor CH (page 28) on the Audio
status screen or Audio Output >Monitor CH
(page 56) in the Audio menu of the full
menu.
Specifying Time Data
Setting the timecode
Set the timecode to record using Timecode
(page 51) in the TC/Media menu of the full
menu.
Setting user bits
You can add an 8-digit hexadecimal number
to the recorded image as user bits. You can
also set the user bits to the current time. Set
using Users Bit (page 51) in the TC/Media
menu.
Displaying time data
Set the timecode to display using TC Display
(page 51) >Display Select in the TC/Media
menu.
Pressing an assignable button (page 100)
with DURATION/TC/U-BIT assigned will switch
the display between the timecode, user bits,
and duration in sequence.
Switching the timecode input/output
You can switch the timecode input/output
using the TC/REF IN/OUT select switch
(page 5).
For details, see page 106.
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