Special Recording Modes; Pre-Recording (Pre Rec) - Panasonic AG-HPX370 Operating Instructions Manual

Special Recording Modes

During P2 card recording, the following special recording
modes can be enabled from the RECORDING SETUP
screen: pre-recording, interval recording, one-shot
recording, loop recording, and one-clip recording.
These recording modes (excluding one-clip recording) are
available only with the following settings.
One-clip recording mode is available in all recording
modes, except when VFR is turned ON in 720P system
mode.
SYSTEM MODE REC FORMAT
DVCPROHD/60i
1080-59.94i AVC-I 100/60i
AVC-I 50/60i
DVCPROHD/50i
1080-50i AVC-I 100/50i
AVC-I 50/50i
DVCPROHD/60P
720-59.94P AVC-I 100/60P
AVC-I 50/60P
DVCPROHD/50P
720-50P AVC-I 100/50P
AVC-I 50/50P
DVCPRO 50/60i
480-59.94i DVCPRO/60i
DV/60i
DVCPRO 50/50i
576-50i DVCPRO/50i
DV/50i

Pre-recording (PRE REC)

This function is used to start recording a certain number of
seconds (approx. 3 seconds for HD recordings or approx.
7 seconds for SD recordings) before actual recording
starts.
Startingrecording
Actualrecordingtime
PRERECtime
1
 CheckthattheSYSTEMSETUPscreenisset
upasdescribedabove.
For details on menu operation, refer to [Using the
menus] (page 129).
2
 SetthemenuoptionPRERECMODEtoONin
theRECORDINGSETUPscreen.
• The following indications appear in the special
recording display area in the viewfinder.
Recording: P-REC lights
Pause: P-PAUSE lights
For details, refer to [Screen displays] (page 75).
4
Other conditions
Set CAMERA
MODE to 60i or 30P
Turn VFR OFF
Turn VFR OFF
Set CAMERA
MODE to 60i or 30P
Stoppingrecording
(time)
3
 PresstheRECbutton.
This setting will record audio and video a time
period prior to start of recording.
• The following recording modes will disable the
pre-recording function and start respective
recording function when selected.
• Recording of video input via the IEEE1394
connector
• When changing recording formats
• After a change from playback to recording
• During interval recording
• During one-shot recording
• During loop recording
• There may be a short delay in start of audio and
video recording when the REC button is pressed
directly after switching from thumbnail display
or playback to view what you are shooting, after
turning the power on and after changing the
PREREC MODE.