Sony HDW F900R - CineAlta Camcorder - 1080p Operation Manual page 46

Basic Procedures" (page 37), secure the camcorder so
that it will not move.
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Press the VTR START button on the camcorder or the
VTR button on the lens.
The camcorder starts recording in Auto Interval Rec
mode. When you use the PRE-LIGHTING function,
recording starts after the light is switched on.
The actual recording to tape begins after the camcorder
has saved about five seconds of video in memory, so
tape access is intermittent.
While recording in Auto Interval Rec mode, the
TALLY indicator (green) in the viewfinder flashes (4
flashes/second) and the message "AUTO INTERVAL
**M**S" flashes on the viewfinder screen.
When the camcorder is capturing the picture in
memory, the REC indicator in the viewfinder lights.
After the length of time for recording on the tape (REC
TIME) has elapsed, the camcorder automatically stops
recording.
To continue auto interval recording
Press the VTR START button on the camcorder or the
VTR button on the lens again.
The camcorder starts recording in Auto Interval Rec mode
again.
To interrupt auto interval recording
Press the VTR START button or the VTR button on the
lens. The camcorder stops recording.
However, the tape may run to record picture data already
stored in memory.
To end auto interval recording
You can exit Auto Interval Rec mode using the following
two methods:
• Set the POWER switch to OFF.
• Set CACHE/INTVAL REC to OFF on the FUNCTION
1 page of the USER menu.
Time required for shooting and time required for
recording on the tape
Auto Interval Rec mode is effective for shooting objects
that move very slowly. To use this function, you need to set
the total time for shooting (TAKE TOTAL TIME) and the
length of time for recording on the tape (REC TIME).
The time required for shooting is the time required to
capture the very slowly moving subject, and the camcorder
must be arranged so that during this time the subject is
always in the frame.
The tape recording time indicates the running time of the
completed recording. The camcorder calculates the time-
lapse interval from these two times.
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Recording
Total time for shooting (TAKE TOTAL TIME)
Shooting interval
Time for recording on the tape (REC TIME)
Notes on Auto Interval Rec operation
Time code
In Auto Interval Rec mode, the internal time code
generator runs in R-RUN mode regardless of how the F-
RUN/SET/R-RUN switch is set.
Time code set in the menu is saved in the user bits.
Audio
Audio signals are not recorded in Auto Interval Rec mode.
Cassette control buttons
While recording in Auto Interval Rec mode, you cannot
use the cassette control buttons (EJECT, REW, F FWD,
PLAY and STOP). To use these buttons, stop recording by
pressing the VTR START button or the VTR button on the
lens.
Menu operation
While recording in Auto Interval Rec mode, you cannot
change the settings of CACHE/INTVAL REC, TAKE
TOTAL TIME and REC TIME. To change the settings,
stop recording by pressing the VTR START button or the
VTR button on the lens.
When the camcorder power is switched off during
recording in Auto Interval Rec mode
• When you set the POWER switch to OFF, the camcorder
will switch itself off after the tape has run for a few
seconds to record the picture data stored in memory.
• If you remove the battery, unplug the DC cable, or cut
power to the AC adaptor during auto interval recording,
picture data stored before recording stops (a maximum
of 5 seconds) may be lost. Take care when changing the
battery.
When tape runs out during auto interval recording
Note that picture data (a maximum of 5 seconds) shot and
stored before the tape stops is not recorded if the tape runs
out and the camcorder stops.