Pre-Recording
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Pre-Recording
The camcorder will start recording 3 seconds before you press
Y
, ensuring you do not miss
important shooting opportunities. This is especially useful when it is difficult to predict when to start
recording.
By default, the pre-recording function is assigned to assignable button 2.
1 Press .
•
z
will appear on the screen.
• Press
again to turn off pre-recording.
2 Press
Y
.
• The scene recorded on the memory card will start 3
seconds before
Y
was pressed.
NOTES
• The camcorder will not record the full 3 seconds prior to pressing
Y
if the button was
pressed within 3 seconds of having turned on pre-recording or having finished the previous
recording.
• Any of the following actions will deactivate the pre-recording function.
- Leaving the camcorder without any operation for 1 hour.
- Changing the camcorder’s operating mode.
- Activating video snapshot.
- Touching any of the following control buttons in the FUNC. panel: [MENU], [Rec. Programs],
[
Ä
White Balance], [
x
AGC Limit], [
—
Audio Scene] or [Image Stabilizer].
- Changing the [Image Effects]
>
[Looks] setting.
Operating modes:
