Special Recording Modes; Pre-Recording (Pre Rec) - Panasonic HPX300 - Camcorder - 1080p 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.
SYSTEM MODE REC FORMAT
DVCPRO HD/60i
1080 - 59.94i AVC-I 100/60i
AVC-I 50/60i
DVCPRO HD/60P
720 - 59.94P AVC-I 100/60P
AVC-I 50/60P
DVCPRO 50/60i
480 - 59.94i DVCPRO/60i
DV/60i

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 120).
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 66).

Other conditions
Set CAMERA
MODE to 60i or
30P
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.