Sony PXW-X320 Operating Instructions Manual Download

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On this camcorder, two types of shot marks are
available in HD mode. You can record them at
user-specified positions to make it easier for
editors to cue up those positions.
You can record up to 127 shot marks per clip.

Note

Shot marks cannot be recorded in SD mode.

You can also use the THUMBNAIL menu to add and
delete shot marks in clips. For details, see “Adding
and Deleting Shot Marks (UDF/exFAT/FAT-HD
Mode Only)” (page 111).

To record shot marks

Do one of the following.
• Turn on an assignable switch to which Shot

Mark 1 or Shot Mark 2 has been assigned

(see

page 164)

• If Lens RET has been assigned to the RET

button on the lens, operate as follows.

To record shot mark 1:

Press the RET button

once.

To record shot mark 2:

Press the RET button

twice in quick succession.

When a shot mark is recorded, a “Shot Mark 1” or
“Shot Mark 2” indication appears in the
viewfinder for about three seconds near the
timecode indication.

As a guide for selecting clips during editing, you
can set OK marks in clips recorded in HD mode.

Notes

• OK marks cannot be set in SD mode.
• OK marks cannot be set or deleted during recording or

playback.

To add/delete OK marks

You can also use the THUMBNAIL menu to add
and delete OK marks in previously recorded clips.

For details, see

“Adding/Deleting the OK Mark

(FAT-HD Mode Only)” (page 108)

The camcorder is equipped with enough internal
memory to pre-store up to 15 seconds of video
and audio data in a picture cache. This allows you
to begin recording a specified number of seconds
in advance of the time when you press a recording
start button.

Selecting picture cache mode and setting
the picture cache time

Before recording in picture cache mode, you need
to perform the “Picture Cache Rec” and “P.
Cache Rec Time” settings in the “OPERATION”
menu

(see page 125)

You can also select picture cache mode by using
an assignable switch to which the Picture Cache
function has been assigned

(see page 164)

The picture cache time determines how far in
advance you can start recording, counting back in
seconds from the operation that starts recording.
Note that it may not be possible to start this far in
advance in the special cases explained in the
following notes.

Notes

• Storage of picture data to memory begins when you

select picture cache mode. Therefore, if you start
recording immediately after selecting picture cache
mode, the picture data from before the selection is not
recorded.

• No data is recorded to picture cache memory during

playback, recording review, or during thumbnail
display. It is not possible to record picture data from
the time you were conducting playback or a recording
review.

• The Picture Cache Rec function cannot be used at the

same time as the Interval Rec, Frame Rec, Slow &
Quick Motion, Clip Continuous Rec, or 2-slot Simul
Rec function. When you select one of those modes, the
previously selected function is disabled automatically.

• The data stored in memory is cleared when you change

the system settings, for example by selecting a
different video format. Picture data from before the
change is not recorded even if you start recording
immediately after the change. The camcorder exits
picture cache mode automatically.

• It is not possible to set the picture cache time during

recording.

Advanced Operations

Recording Shot Marks

Setting OK Marks

Recording Cached Video (Picture
Cache Rec Function)