Recording With The Clip Continuous Rec Function - Sony PMW-500 Operation Manual

• Slow & Quick Motion settings cannot be changed
during recording.
To make Slow & Quick Motion settings
1
Select OPERATION >Rec Function >
Slow & Quick in the setup menu.
For menu operations, see "Basic Setup Menu
Operations" (page 97).
2
Turn the MENU knob to select [On],
and then press the knob.
The camcorder enters Slow & Quick Motion
mode, and the "S&Q STBY" indication in
the viewfinder lights.
3
Select [Frame Rate], turn the MENU
knob to select the recording frame rate,
and then press the knob.
The setting range for the frame rate is as
follows.
System Frame rate
lines
1080 When OPERATION >Format
>Country in the setup menu is set to
[PAL Area] in UDF mode:
1 to 25
In FAT mode or when OPERATION
>Format >Country in the setup menu
is set to other than [PAL Area] in
UDF mode:
1 to 30
720 When OPERATION >Format
>Country in the setup menu is set to
[PAL Area] in UDF mode:
1 to 50
In FAT mode or when OPERATION
>Format >Country in the setup menu
is set to other than [PAL Area] in
UDF mode:
1 to 60
When you finish making these settings, the
system frequency and the frame rate appear at the
top of the viewfinder screen. You can change the
frame rate while viewing the display in the
viewfinder by turning the MENU knob.
The Slow & Quick Motion mode setting and the
frame rate are retained even after the camcorder is
powered off.
To shoot in Slow & Quick Motion mode
Shoot as described in "Basic Operations"
(page 68).
76 Advanced Operations
When recording starts, the "S&Q STBY"
indication in the viewfinder changes to the
"zS&Q REC" indication. The TALLY
indicators and the tally indicator on the front
panel of the viewfinder light as they do during
normal recording.
To stop shooting
Stop the recording.
Note
It takes longer than normal for recording to stop when
Frame Rate is set to a low value (for a slow frame rate).
To exit Slow & Quick Motion mode
With the camcorder in recording standby mode,
set OPERATION >Rec Function > Slow & Quick
in the setup menu to [Off].
Limitations during recording
• The i.LINK (HDV/DV) connector cannot be
used.
• Regardless of the setting of the F-RUN/SET/
R-RUN switch, the advance mode of the
internal timecode generator is always R-RUN.
• Audio cannot be recorded when the recording
and playback frame rates differ.
• Recording review is not possible.
• If you change the recording frame rate to a value
faster than the current shutter speed, the shutter
speed is changed to the slowest value for which
shooting is possible.
Example: If the frame rate is 32 and the shutter
1
speed is / , and you change the frame rate to
40
55, then the shutter speed is changed to
If is not possible to select a shutter speed that is
slower than the recording frame rate.
• Genlock is not possible.
Recording with the Clip
Continuous Rec Function
Normally, a clip is created as an independent file
each time that you start and stop recording. But
this function allows you to start and stop
recording while continuously recording to the
same clip, for as long as the function remains
enabled. This is convenient when you do not want
to generate a large number of short clips, and
when you want to record without worrying about
exceeding the clip limit. It is still easy to find
recording start points, because a Rec Start essence
mark is recorded at the recording start point each
time you start recording.
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