Sony PDW-F800 Operation Manual page 92

Item Description
Menu operations The settings of the Interval Rec-
related items on the REC
FUNCTION page of the
OPERATION menu cannot be
changed. To change the settings,
do either of the following.
• Auto Interval Rec mode and
• The single shot mode of
When the • When you set the POWER
camcorder power
is switched off
• If you remove the battery,
Auto Interval Rec mode settings and
shooting
To make settings
1
Display the REC FUNCTION page of
the OPERATION menu.
For details on menu operations, see "Basic
menu operations" on page 205.
2
Select CACHE/INTVAL REC, and
turn the MENU knob to display
"A.INT".
005 REC FUNCTION
CACHE/INTVAL REC:
TAKE TOTAL TIME :
REC TIME
PRE-LIGHTING
DISC EXCHG CACHE:
CLIP CONT REC
LIVE LOGGING
(The figure shows the PDW-700 menu.)
92 Advanced Operations for Shooting
the consecutive mode of
Manual Interval Rec mode
Stop recording by pressing the
REC START button or the VTR
button on the lens.
Manual Interval Rec mode
Exit the Interval Rec mode by
pressing the EJECT button.
switch to OFF, the camcorder
will switch off by itself after
disc access has continued for a
few seconds to record the
picture data stored in memory.
unplug the DC cable, or cut
power to the AC adaptor, picture
data stored before recording
stops (a maximum of ten
seconds) may be lost. Take care
when replacing the battery.
TOP
A.INT
5MIN
: 5SEC
: OFF
OFF
: OFF
: OFF
As you turn the MENU knob, the setting
changes as follows: OFF y CACHE y
A.INT y M.INT.
3
Select TAKE TOTAL TIME, and turn
the MENU knob to select the desired
total time for shooting.
As you turn the MENU knob, the setting
changes as follows: 5MIN y 10MIN y
15MIN y 20MIN y 30MIN y 40MIN
y 50MIN y 1H y 2H y 3H y 4H
y 5H y 7H y 10H y 15H y 20H
y 30H y 40H y 50H y 70H y
100H.
Here MIN means minutes (5MIN is 5
minutes) and H means hours (1H is one
hour).
4
Select REC TIME, and turn the MENU
knob to select the desired time to be
recorded on the disc.
As you turn the MENU knob, the setting
changes as follows: 5SEC y 10SEC y
15SEC y 20SEC y 30SEC y 40SEC
y 50SEC y 1MIN ... 85MIN.
Here SEC means seconds (5SEC is 5
seconds) and MIN means minutes (1MIN is
one minute).
You cannot set a REC TIME that is more
than one thirtieth of TAKE TOTAL TIME.
The setting value changes within the range
that can be set.
For example: When TAKE TOTAL TIME is
set to 1H, the maximum value of REC TIME
is 2 MIN. (60 minutes divided by 30 gives 2
minutes.)
5
As required, select PRE-LIGHTING,
and turn the MENU knob to select the
lighting on-time before recording starts.
As you turn the MENU knob, the setting
changes as follows: OFF y 2SEC y
5SEC y 10SEC.
Note
Set the LIGHT switch on the camcorder to AUTO
to turn on the light before recording. The light
switch must also be set to ON. With these settings,
the light turns on and off automatically. However,
the light remains on continuously if the off time is 5
seconds or less.
When the LIGHT switch is set to MANUAL and
the light switch is set to ON, the light remains on