54VQT1Z09This allows recording of the pictures and soundto start approximately 3 seconds before therecording start/stop button is pressed.1 Press the PRE-REC button.appears on the screen. Aim this unit at the subject and position itsecurely.2 Press the recording start/stopbutton to start recording. There is no beep sound. After recording starts, the PRE-REC setting iscanceled. PRE-REC is canceled in the following cases.If you change the mode.If you open the SD card cover when the[MEDIA SELECT] is set to [SD CARD] inRecording mode.If you press the MENU button.If you turn the unit off. When the remaining time left for recordingmotion pictures is less than 1 minute, PRE-REC cannot be set. If you start recording less than 3 seconds afterpressing the PRE-REC button, or while thePRE-REC indication flashes within about3 seconds after initiating the Quick Startoperation, motion pictures taken 3 secondsbefore pressing the recording start/stop buttoncannot be recorded. When the recording start/stop button ispressed, image shake and operation soundmay be recorded. Images displayed on the thumbnail in PlaybackMode will differ from the motion picturesdisplayed at the start of playback.Message is displayed when this unit is movedrapidly.Select the menu. ( 33) This function’s default setting is [ON].When “CAMERA PANNING IS TOO FAST.”appears, move the unit slowly while recording. Set to [OFF] to turn off the messageindication. Message will not appear while pausing therecording. (Message will appear even if it ispausing the recording if [DEMO MODE] is setto [ON].) In some recording conditions, messages maynot appear.PRE-RECThis prevents you from missing ashot.PRE-RECPRE-RECShooting guide[RECORD SETUP] [SHOOTING GUIDE] [ON]