47 ShootingOne-clip recording (ONE CLIP REC)Instead of creating a new clip for each recordingsession (i.e., operation from REC start to stop),this mode compiles images from multiple recordingsessions into a single clip.REC Start REC Start REC StartFirstRecordingSecondRecordingNthRecording*REC stop REC stop REC stopSingle Combined Clip* Up to a maximum of 99 recordings can becombined into a single clip. When the 99threcording ends, recordings are no longerautomatically combined into the same clip.Subsequent recordings are combined into a newclip.To use this function, set the menu option ONECLIP REC to ON in the RECORDING SETUPscreen. (Page 142)When one-clip recording mode is enabled, “1-CLIP”appears in the viewfinder and at the top of the LCDmonitor.When you press the START/STOP button onthe camera-recorder to start your first recording,“START 1CLIP” appears.Any subsequent recordings are automaticallycombined into the clip. Up to a maximum of 99clips can be combined into a single clip.To record a new clipFollow the instructions below to use a new andseparate clip and end combining to the clip.• Push and hold the Operation lever in the direction (STOP) for about 2 seconds whilerecording is paused. (operating while recording ison standby)Or• Press and hold the START/STOP button forabout 2 seconds to stop recording. (operatingwhile recording is in progress)Follow the instructions above to end combiningto the clip. “END 1-CLIP” displays. Subsequentrecordings use a new and separate clip.• In addition to the aforementioned steps, thefollowing ends combining to the clip andsubsequent recordings use a new clip.· When the power is turned off· When the P2 card with the previous recordingis removed· When the P2 card is formatted or the clip isdeleted (when the previous combined clipdoes not exist)• The clip does not stop combining evenwhen the STOP button is pressed in theMenu or on the thumbnail display.To exit one-clip recording modeSet the menu option ONE CLIP REC to OFF.To cue to the start of the combined section ofthe clipA text memo can be automatically added to thestart of the recording, the start of a section canbe cued for playback, and the thumbnail of thelocation can be checked before each recording.To automatically add a text memo to the start pointof the recording, set the menu option START TEXTMEMO to ON in the RECORDING SETUP screen.(Page 142)Check and playback the location of the added textmemo by selecting THUMBNAIL → TEXT MEMOCLIPS from the Thumbnail Menu and moving thecursor over the desired clip.Refer to “Playing back a clip at the position wherea text memo is recorded” (Page 83) for details.To cue to the location of the text memo duringplayback, set the menu option SEEK SELECT toCLIP&T in the OTHER FUNCTIONS screen, andpush the Operation lever in the directionwhile playback is paused.
