Panasonic microP2 Handheld AVC-ULTRA HD Camcorder Operating Instructions Basic - Page 67

Chapter 4 Shooting - Special recording functions Special recording functions You can use special recording functions such as pre-recording and loop recording by setting the menu. Pre-recording This function enables recording of video and audio from a fixed amount of time (approx. 3 seconds during HD recording, and approx. 7 seconds during SD recording) before recording is actually started. Operation to start recording Operation to stop recording (Time) Pre-recording time Actual recording time 1 Check the settings of each item in the main menu → [SYSTEM MODE]. For details on system modes in which the pre-recording function can be used, refer to the table in "System modes and recording functions" (page 76). For details on menu operations, refer to "Setting menu basic operations" (page 126). 2 Set [ON] in the main menu → [RECORDING SETUP] → [PRE REC]. 3 Press the REC button. ff[P‑REC] is displayed while recording, and [P‑] is displayed while paused. (page 157) @@NOTE tt [P‑REC] indication when [PRE REC] is set to [OFF] When [PRE REC] is set to [OFF], [REC] is displayed until recording of video or audio to the P2 card is completely finished after recording is stopped. Refer to "One clip recording mode status display" (page 157) for information about the [P‑REC] indicator. tt Press the USER button to which [PRE REC] is assigned to simply toggle between [ON]/[OFF] of [PRE REC]. For details, refer to "Assigning functions to the USER buttons" (page 39). tt Video and audio according to the preset time sometimes cannot be recorded in the following cases: - Immediately after the power is turned on - After recording-related settings have been altered in the setting menu - Immediately after the P2 card is inserted - After playback or recording check is performed tt The pre-recording function does not function in the following cases: - When an item other than [NORMAL] is selected in the main menu → [RECORDING SETUP] → [RECORDING] Interval recording The camera will record one frame at each set time interval. 1 frame recording 1 frame recording 1 frame recording (Time) [INTERVAL TIME] set time [INTERVAL TIME] set time 1 Set all items in the main menu → [SYSTEM MODE]. 2 Set [INTERVAL] in the main menu → [RECORDING SETUP] → [RECORDING]. 3 Set the time in the main menu → [RECORDING SETUP] → [RECORDING SETTING] → [INTERVAL TIME]. 4 Press the REC button. ffThe camera will repeat the operation of one frame recording at each set time interval. ffTo stop recording, press the button. ffTo clear settings, set [NORMAL] in the main menu → [RECORDING SETUP] → [RECORDING]. ffWhen [OFF] is set in the main menu → [RECORDING SETUP] → [RECORDING SETTING] → [RECORDING HOLD], interval recording settings are cleared by turning off the camera. ff[I‑REC] is displayed while recording, and [I‑] is displayed while paused. However, if the setting in step 3 is less than two seconds, [I‑REC] flashes according to the set interval time. ffWhen recording is stopped, [I‑] flashes. @@NOTE tt Pre-recording and one-clip recording will not operate. tt Audio is not recorded. tt Recorded data (data recorded until the camera was stopped) is included in one file. - 67 -