Panasonic AG-HPX370 AGHPX370P User Guide - Page 44

Chapter 3 Recording and Playback Loop recording (LOOP REC) • When two P2 cards are inserted in the P2 card slots, each card is recorded in succession. • When there is no longer any space left on the cards, recording starts over from the first card by recording new clips over saved old clips. For the clip recording time, see [Splitting clips recorded on P2 cards] (page 33). Before starting loop recording 1st card No recording Recording start First loop recording A 2nd card Recorded B Second loop C B recording Recording will be made on the areas with no recording consecutively (A, B, then C). When all areas on all cards are recorded, new recording (C) will be made by overwriting the area A. 1 Check that the SYSTEM SETUP screen is set up as described on page 42. For details on menu operation, refer to [Using the menus] (page 129). 2 Select LOOP in the menu option REC FUNCTION in the RECORDING SETUP screen. • During loop recording, the access LEDs for all P2 cards used in the recording light orange or blinks. Note that removing any of the P2 cards will terminate loop recording. • Irregularity in the input GENLOCK reference signal during loop recording may terminate recording. One-clip recording (ONE CLIP REC) Instead of creating a new clip for each recording session (i.e., operation from REC start to stop), this mode compiles images from multiple recording sessions into a single clip. REC Start REC Start REC Start First Recording Second Recording Nth Recording* REC stop REC stop REC stop Single Combined Clip * Up to a maximum of 99 recordings can be combined into a single clip. When the 99th recording ends, recordings are no longer automatically combined into the same clip. Subsequent recordings are combined into a new clip. To use this function, set the menu option ONE CLIP REC to ON in the RECORDING SETUP screen. When one-clip recording mode is enabled, "1-CLIP" appears in the viewfinder and at the top of the LCD monitor. When you press the REC button on the camera to start your first recording, "START 1CLIP" appears. Any subsequent recordings are automatically combined into the clip. Up to a maximum of 99 clips can be combined into a single clip. 3 Press the REC button. • Recording starts. • Press the REC button to stop recording. • To cancel this function, turn the camera off or select NORMAL in the REC FUNCTION item. • The following indications appear to the left of the operation status display. • During recording: "L-REC" stays lit. • During a pause: "L-PAUSE" stays lit. • When remaining memory is low: "P2 LACK L-" blinks.  NOTE • Use two P2 cards with at least one minute of remaining recording time. • The mode check screen shows standard recording time depending on recording format as remaining P2 card time. When loop recording is stopped right after deleting old data, the time of recordings on the card may be shorter than indicated. • This function is not available during IEEE1394 input. • The pre-recording and one-clip recording functions are not available. • Canceling this function may take some time. The succeeding operations are not available until the P2 CARD ACCESS LED goes from blinking to steady lighting. 44 To record a new clip Follow the instructions below to use a new and separate clip and end combining to the clip.  Press and hold the STOP button for about 2 seconds while recording is paused. (operating while recording is on standby) Or  Press and hold the REC button for about 2 seconds to stop recording. (operating while recording is in progress) Follow the instructions above to end combining to the clip. "END 1-CLIP" displays. Subsequent recordings use a new and separate clip.  NOTE • In addition to the aforementioned steps, the following ends combining to the clip and subsequent recordings use a new clip. • When the power is turned off • When the P2 card with the previous recording is removed • When the P2 card is formatted or the clip is deleted (when the previous combined clip does not exist)