Recording51PRE RECRecord video and audio from three seconds beforethe time of the operation to start recording.Operation to startrecordingOperation to stoprecordingActual recordingtimePRE REC time(Time)1 Select [TCG] → [FREE RUN] in the [TC/UBSETUP] setup menu.Using the setup menus (Page 29)2 Select [PREREC MODE] → [ON] in the[RECORDING SETUP] setup menu.“P-PAUSE” will be displayed on the screen.• When recording is started while “P-PAUSE”is not displayed on the screen, normalrecording is performed.• When [REC RUN] is set in [TCG] in the [TC/UB SETUP] setup menu, the setting will beautomatically changed to [FREE RUN].3 Press the [REC/PAUSE] button.Video and audio from approximately 3 secondspreviously will be recorded.• Recording of the previous 3 seconds of videoand audio may not be possible if recording isstarted in the following cases.· Immediately after switching from PB modeto CAM mode· Immediately after turning the power on· Immediately after setting [PRERECMODE] to [ON]· Immediately after setting TC or UB• The thumbnail for clips recorded using thePREREC function will display the image fromwhen the [REC/PAUSE] button was pressed.• When clips that were recorded using thePREREC function are played back, theimages pause momentarily during clipchangeovers. (Page 101)• An index is not added to the head of the clipswhich were recorded using the PRERECfunction.Optical Image StabilizerUse the Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) to reducethe effects of camera head shake when shootingby hand.1 Select [O.I.S.] → [ON] in the [CAMERASETUP] setup menu.Using the setup menus (Page 29)When the [O.I.S.] is [ON], is displayed onthe LCD monitor screen.When the camera head is fixed, such as whenusing a tripod, set the [O.I.S.] to [OFF] for morenatural images.• This function will not be as effective whenthe vibration is severe or when tracking amoving subject.