Sony PDW-680 Operation Manual page 85

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005 REC FUNCTION
CACHE/INTVAL REC:
NUMBER OF FRAME :
TRIGGER INTERVAL:
DISC EXCHG CACHE:
CLIP CONT REC
LIVE LOGGING
As you turn the MENU knob, the setting
changes as follows: OFF y CACHE y
A.INT y M.INT.
When M. INT appears, the camcorder is in
Manual Interval Rec mode and the TALLY
(green tally) indicator in the viewfinder
flashes.
3
Select NUMBER OF FRAME, and turn
the MENU knob to select the desired
number of frames to be recorded in
each shot.
As you turn the MENU knob, the setting
changes as follows: 1 y 3 y 6.
4
Select TRIGGER INTERVAL, and
turn the MENU knob to select the
desired trigger mode or length of
interval.
As you turn the MENU knob, the setting
changes as follows: M y 1SEC y 2SEC
y 3SEC y 4SEC y 5SEC y 6SEC
y 7SEC y 8SEC y 9SEC y 10SEC
y 15SEC y 20SEC y 30SEC y
40SEC y 50SEC y 1MIN y 2MIN y
3MIN y 4MIN y 5MIN y 6MIN y
7MIN y 8MIN y 9MIN y 10MIN y
15MIN y 20MIN y 30MIN y 40MIN
y 50MIN y 1H y 2H y 3H y 4H
y 6H y 12H y 24H.
Here SEC means seconds (5SEC is 5
seconds) and MIN means minutes (1MIN is
one minute).
M: The single shot mode (recording only one
shot after one operation). In the
viewfinder, the TALLY (green tally)
indicator flashes twice per second.
A setting value other than "M": The
consecutive mode (recording shots
repeatedly after one operation). In the
viewfinder, the TALLY (green tally)
indicator flashes four times per second.
TOP
M.INT
1
M
OFF
:
OFF
:
OFF
5
When a setting value other than "M"
(the consecutive mode) is selected in
step 4, select PRE-LIGHTING, and
turn the MENU knob to select the
lighting on-time before recording starts
as required.
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
continuously. (The light does not turn on and off
automatically.)
When the setting is completed, the following
message appears along the bottom of the
viewfinder screen.
In single shot mode: MANU INTERVAL *
FRAME
In consecutive mode: INTERVAL * SEC (MIN/
H) * FRAME
"* SEC", "* MIN", and "* H" indicate the length
of interval and "* FRAME" indicates the number
of frames.
The camcorder exits Manual Interval Rec mode
whenever it is powered off. However, the
NUMBER OF FRAME, TRIGGER INTERVAL,
and PRE-LIGHTING settings are maintained.
You do not need to set them again the next time
you use Manual Interval Rec mode.
To shoot and record
1
After performing the basic procedures
for shooting and recording, following
the instructions in "Basic Procedure for
Shooting" (page 75), secure the
camcorder so that it will not move.
2
Press the REC START button or the
VTR button on the lens.
The camcorder starts recording in Manual
Interval Rec mode. When you use the PRE-
LIGHTING function, recording starts after
the light is switched on.
Advanced Operations for Shooting
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