Special Recording Modes; Pre-Recording (Pre Rec); Interval Recording (Interval Rec) - Panasonic AG-HPX500 Operating Instructions Manual

Special Recording Modes

During P2 card recording, setting items in the menu
option RECORDING SETUP screen provides the
following special recording modes: pre-recording,
interval recording, one-shot recording, and loop
recording.
These recording modes are available only with the
following settings.
•OPERATION TYPE item:
VIDEO CAM
• Recording format:
They are available at 1080i/60i (50i), 1080i/30P
(25P), 720P/60P (50P), 720P/30P (25P), or in SD at
60i (50i), 30P (25P).

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.
Starting recording
Actual recording time
PRE REC time
1
Check that the OPERATION TYPE item
in the menu option SCENE FILE screen
and REC FORMAT item in the menu
option RECORDING SETUP screen are
set as described below.
For details on menu operation, refer to [Using
the menus] (page 116).
• OPERATION TYPE item:
VIDEO CAM
• Recording format:
They are available at 1080i/60i (50i),
1080i/30P (25P), 720P/60P (50P), 720P/30P
(25P), or in SD at 60i (50i), 30P (25P).
2
Select ON in the PREREC MODE item in
the menu option RECORDING SETUP
screen.
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Special Recording Modes
3
Stopping recording
(time)
Interval recording
(INTERVAL REC)
This function is used to record 1 frame (1/30 s) at the
time interval set in the INTERVAL TIME item.
1
Press the REC START/STOP button.
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
• Audio and video recording for the pre-
recording time interval stated above may
not be possible when recording is started
immediately after the following changes in
operating mode: after a changeover from
MCR mode to CAMERA mode, after power-
on, and after a change in the PREREC MODE
item.
1 frame 1 frame
recording recording
Set INTERVAL Set INTERVAL
TIME setting TIME setting
Check that the OPERATION TYPE item
in the menu option SCENE FILE screen
and REC FORMAT item in the menu
option RECORDING SETUP screen are
set as described below.
For details on menu operation, refer to [Using
the menus] (page 116).
• OPERATION TYPE item:
VIDEO CAM
• Recording format:
They are available at 1080i/60i (50i),
1080i/30P (25P), 720P/60P (50P), 720P/30P
(25P), or in SD at 60i (50i), 30P (25P).
1 frame
recording
(time)