Panasonic HPX300 Operating Instructions - Page 40

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 30). 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 38. For details on menu operation, refer to [Using the menus] (page 120). 2 Select LOOP in the menu option REC FUNCTION in the RECORDING SETUP screen. 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 function is 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. • 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. PROXY Recording Function (Optional) Installing an optional video encoder card (AJ-YAX800G) in P2 card slot 2 makes it possible to record MPEG4 format video, time code data and other real-time data to P2 cards or SD memory cards simultaneous with camera recording of video and audio.  NOTE Insert the video encoder card when the camera is turned off. For details, refer to the supplied User's Guide of the video encoder card. Hot Swap Recording With a P2 card in each card slot it is possible to make one continuous recording that spans two cards. And by removing any card other than that being recorded, you can make continuous recording on 2 or more cards (hot swap recording). Note that recognition of a P2 card may be delayed depending on when it is inserted in an empty card slot (for example, immediately after pre-recording or when a recording continues from one card to the next). P2 cards should be inserted when there is still 1 minute or more time left on the card that is being recorded.  NOTE This function is not compatible with hot-swap playback. REC REVIEW Function • Pressing the RET button on the lens after a recording will automatically locate and play back the last two seconds of the most recent clip. Holding down the RET button on the lens will allow you to play back up to 10 seconds. Use this function to check that recording is performed normally. The camera returns to recording standby mode after playback. If the clip is short, holding down the RET button after a return to the beginning of the clip will not result in playback of the clip before the current clip. • You can use menu options USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2 to assign the REC REVIEW function to a user button. Select these options from the SW MODE screen.  NOTE Note that a backup recording performed on a backup device connected to the DVCPRO/DV or SDI OUT connector will also record video played back using the REC REVIEW function. 40