Panasonic AJ-SPX900e Operating Instructions Manual page 29

Shooting procedures when INTERVAL REC is ON
1
Following basic operations of shooting and recording
according to [3-2 Basic Procedures], lock the camera
securely.
2
Check that "i" is blinking in the display, and that the interval
recording mode is selected.
3
Press either REC START/STOP button, REC button on the
handle, or VTR button at the lens.
Interval recording starts. Recording automatically stops
after the specified TAKE TOTAL TIME, and the entire
recording is generated as one clip.
"i" starts blinking in the display when the internal recording
mode is selected. "iREC" illuminates after recording starts.
"iREC" blinks during a pause.
The display in the viewfinder is the same as that in the
display window.
The tally lamp illuminates during recording. If PAUSE TIME
is set at 2 minutes or longer, the tally lamp illuminates at 5-
second intervals to indicate that it is paused. The tally lamp
also blinks 3 seconds before recording starts.
Time Axis
iREC start
t1
t1
Real-time video
1 2
Sound
t2 t2
TAKE TOTAL TIME
(Time necessary for shooting)
Content on P2 card
1 2
TOTAL REC TIME
(Recording time on P2 card)
For continuous recording
Press either the REC START/STOP button, REC button on the
handle, or VTR button at the lens, again. Interval recording
resumes.
To stop recording
Press the STOP button. Recording stops. Then, the camera
accesses the P2 card to record the video stored in memory
before recording stops. The record from the beginning of the
interval recording to the moment of pressing the STOP button is
generated as one clip.
To stop the Interval recording mode
Interval recording mode can be terminated by either:
Turning off the POWER switch of the AJ-SPX900E
or
Setting the menu option INTERVAL REC MODE to "OFF".
REC TIME
(Recording
t1 t1 t1
time=t1)
3 N-1 N
PAUSE TIME
(Recording
t2
time=t2)
3 N-1
N
One clip
Shooting procedures for the ONE SHOT mode of
INTERVAL REC
After setting the INTERVAL REC mode, follow these steps:
1
Following basic operations of shooting and recording
according to [3-2 Basic Procedures], lock the camera
securely.
2
Press either the REC START/STOP button, REC button on
the handle, or VTR button at the lens.
The AJ-SPX900E automatically goes into ONE SHOT
pause mode after the specified REC TIME.
3
Performs recording for the duration specified under the
REC TIME option by pressing either the REC START/STOP
button, REC button on the handle, or VTR button at the
lens, and returns to ONE SHOT pause mode.
4
Press the STOP button.
The video and sound stored in memory are generated as
one clip.
iREC
Time
start
Axis
Real-time video
A
Sound
t
Content on P2 card Previous clip
To check the previous recording during a pause
Press the RET button at the lens to put the AJ-SPX900E into
REC REVIEW mode. ONE SHOT operation continues after the
REC REVIEW.
To divide clips or to change the P2 card used for
recording
Even during ONE SHOT mode, clips will not be generated on the
P2 card until the STOP button is pressed. Press the STOP
button, and stop ONE SHOT mode operation.
To stop the ONE SHOT mode of INTERVAL REC
The ONE SHOT mode can be terminated by either:
Turn off the POWER switch of the AJ-SPX900E
or
Set the menu option INTERVAL REC MODE to "OFF".
iREC
STOP
start button
B
t
REC TIME
A B
(Recording
time=t)
One clip
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