Recording Movies and Photos
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NOTES
• When you set the [FUNC.]
>
[MENU]
>
q
>
[Rec Command] setting to [
i
On] and you
use the HDMI OUT terminal to connect the camcorder to a device capable of receiving recording
commands through a connection via the HDMI OUT terminal, if you start or stop recording with the
camcorder, the connected device will also start or stop recording. (When [Rec Command] is set to
[
i
On], video snapshot and power saving mode ([FUNC.]
>
[MENU]
>
q
>
[Auto Power
Off]) will not be available.)
• When the camcorder switches form recording on one memory card to another during relay
recording, the video will be recorded as two separate relay scenes. With the software Data Import
Utility
,
you can join relay scenes recorded on different memory cards as a single scene and save it
on a computer (
A
• For scenes with a long recording time, the video (stream) file in a scene will be split approximately
every 4 GB. Even in such case, playback will be continuous. With the software Data Import Utility,
you can join such split files into a single scene and save it on a computer (
A
• When recording in bright places, it may be difficult to use the LCD screen. In such cases, you can
adjust the brightness of the LCD screen with the [FUNC.]
>
[MENU]
>
q
>
[LCD Brightness]
setting. Alternatively, you can also use the viewfinder (
A
•
About the power saving mode:
If [FUNC.]
>
[MENU]
>
q
>
[Auto Power Off] is set to
[
i
On], the camcorder will shut off automatically to save power when it is powered by a battery
pack and is left without any operation for 5 minutes. Use the power switch to turn on the
camcorder.
• Photos are recorded as JPG files. During
and
modes, the camcorder can take photos
while recording a movie or during record standby mode. For the approximate number of photos that
can be taken, refer to
Reference Tables
(
A
• Photos cannot be recorded during slow & fast motion recording mode or when [FUNC.]
>
[Image
Effects]
>
[Looks] is set to [Highlight Priority].
• You can capture a photo from a scene during playback (
A
• When you need to record for a long time with the camcorder set on a tripod, you can close the LCD
panel and use only the viewfinder in order to save power when using a battery pack (
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