Chapter RecordingandPlaybackDuring P2 card recording, setting items in the menu optionRECORDING SETUP screen provides the following specialrecording modes: pre-recording, interval recording, one-shot recording, and loop recording.These recording modes are available only with thefollowing settings.SYSTEM MODE REC FORMAT Other conditions1080-59.94iDVCPROHD/60iAVC-I 100/60iAVC-I 50/60iSet CAMERAMODE to 60i or 30P1080-50iDVCPROHD/50iAVC-I 100/50iAVC-I 50/50i720-59.94PDVCPROHD/60PAVC-I 100/60PAVC-I 50/60PTurn VFR OFF720-50PDVCPROHD/50PAVC-I 100/50PAVC-I 50/50PTurn VFR OFF480-59.94iDVCPRO 50/60iDVCPRO/60iDV/60iSet CAMERAMODE to 60i or 30P576-50iDVCPRO 50/50iDVCPRO/50iDV/50iPre-recording (PRE REC)This function is used to start recording a certain number ofseconds (approx. 3 seconds for HD recordings or approx.7 seconds for SD recordings) before actual recordingstarts.Startingrecording Stoppingrecording(time)ActualrecordingtimePRERECtime1 CheckthattheSYSTEMSETUPscreenissetupasdescribedabove.For details on menu operation, refer to [Using themenus] (page 125).2 SetthemenuoptionPRERECMODEtoONintheRECORDINGSETUPscreen.• The following indications appear in the specialrecording display area in the viewfinder.Recording: P-REC lightsPause: P-PAUSE lightsFor details, refer to [Screen displays] (page 71).3 PresstheRECbutton.This setting will record audio and video a timeperiod prior to start of recording.• The following recording modes will disable thepre-recording function and start respectiverecording function when selected.• Recording of video input via the IEEE1394connector• When changing recording formats• After a change from playback to recording• During interval recording• During one-shot recording• During loop recording• There may be a short delay in start of audio andvideo recording when the REC button is presseddirectly after switching from thumbnail displayor playback to view what you are shooting, afterturning the power on and after changing thePREREC MODE.Special Recording Modes
