29VQT2W55BasicRecording/Playback2 Recording motionpictures≥ Open the lens cover before turning on the unit. (l 15)1 Change the mode to .2 Open the LCD monitor.3 Press the recording start/stop button to startrecording.A When you begin recording, ;changes to ¥.4 Press the recording start/stop button again to pauserecording.≥ There are 2 recording formats that can be used with this unit: AVCHD that recordsfull high-definition motion pictures, and MP4 that records motion pictures suitablefor playback and editing on a PC. To change the recording format, refer to page 57.≥ Still pictures can be recorded while recording the motion picture. (l 32)≥ The images recorded between pressing the recording start/stop button to start recordingand pressing it again to pause recording become one scene.When you record with the recording format set to MP4, the scene will automatically bedivided to a specific period of time or specific file size. (Recording will continue.)≥ In the case of SD cards it is the maximum number of recordable scenes per card.When the number of recordable scenes or number of different dates reaches to themaximum limit, additional scenes cannot be recorded.≥ While recording is in progress, the recording will not stop even if the LCD monitor is closed.≥ Maximum number of recordable scenes and maximum number of different dates will beless than above when there are both MP4 scenes and still pictures recorded on an SDcard.Recording formats AVCHD MP4Maximum number of recordable scenes Approx. 3900 Approx. 89100Maximum number of different dates(l 78) Approx. 200 Approx. 900
