Shooting; Continuous Recording - Sony SRW-9000PL Operation Manual

Shooting

1
Push the assignable 4/AUTO BLK BAL
switch to AUTO BLK BAL to adjust the
black balance.
For details of black balance adjustment, see
"Adjusting the Black Balance" (page 57).
2
Adjust the white balance to match the
lighting conditions.
For details, see "Adjusting the White Balance
(in Custom Mode)" (page 57).
3
Aim the camera at the subject and
adjust the focus and zoom.
4
If necessary, set the electronic shutter to
an appropriate mode and speed.
For details, see "Shutter Settings" (page 45).
5
To start recording, press the RUN
button on the main unit or the REC +
PLAY buttons on the control panel.
If the recording start/stop function has been
assigned to an assignable switch, that switch
functions as a REC START button.
92 Recording
For details, see "Assigning Functions to
Assignable Buttons/Switch" (page 54).
During recording, the REC indicator lights in
the viewfinder. Perform zooming and focus
control, if necessary.
6
To stop recording, press the RUN
button again or press the STOP button
on the control panel.
The REC indicator in the viewfinder goes
off.
Cassette control buttons
During recording, the cassette control buttons
(EJECT, REW, F FWD, PLAY) have no effect.
Note
If you record over a previously recorded tape without
using continuous recording, then the previously recorded
timecode may appear for a few seconds when you play
back the first part of a cut.

Continuous Recording

When recording is paused, you can easily perform
continuous recording with a precision of ±0
frames simply by pressing the RUN button on the
main unit or the PAUSE button on the control
panel.
In other cases, before starting to record, you need
to manually cue up the tape to the point where you
want to start continuous recording.
If you want to record timecode that is continuous
with timecode already recorded on the tape, set
TCG MODE (see page 173) to RGN, and set
REGENE SOURCE to INT L (see page 174) in
the VTR >TC Setup menu.
When the unit is in recording pause
mode
You can start continuous recording by pressing
the RUN button on the main unit or the PAUSE
button on the control panel.
However, the time taken before recording starts
depends on the setting of the SYSTEM Setup
>SERVO >STBY OFF in the VTR menu.
Continuous recording in other cases
After rewinding or fast forwarding, after
removing the cassette, or on a tape that has been