Panasonic AG-HMC40 User Manual - Page 49

Time stamp function, LAST CLIP function, Shooting

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Time stamp function The date and time of recording can be recorded to video images. Select ON in the TIME STAMP item on the settings menu RECORD SETUP screen. When the TIME STAMP function is ON, the letter R will be displayed in front of the date and time display in the viewfinder and the LCD monitor. In addition, the month display will change from a numerical value to an English name display. • The letter R display itself will not be recorded to the video. • The size and position of the time and date characters recorded to the image will vary depending on the recording format. • The size and position of the timestamp characters in external output displays may vary from the displays in the LCD monitor or viewfinder. • The recorded time and date display will follow the settings made in the DATE/TIME item on the SW&DISP SETUP screen. If this item is set to OFF, the date and time will not be recorded as a time stamp. • To avoid date and time displays overlapping when clips with timestamps recorded are played with this camera, please set the DATE/TIME item on the SW&DISP SETUP screen to OFF. LAST CLIP function The most recently recorded clip can be deleted at the touch of a button by allocating the LAST CLIP function to any of the USER 1 - 3 buttons. Press the USER button allocated for the LAST CLIP function to display YES/NO on the screen. Select YES to delete the most recently recorded clip. • Select NO not to delete the clip. • If the camera has been switched to PB mode or the recording format has been changed since recording was completed, or if interval recording has completed, clips cannot be deleted even if the button is pressed. Clips also cannot be deleted if the power has been switched off and back on again. • Clips cannot be deleted even if the button is pressed if the memory card has been removed and reinserted since recording was completed. Shooting 49

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Shooting
Time stamp function
The date and time of recording can be recorded to
video images.
Select ON in the TIME STAMP item on the settings
menu RECORD SETUP screen.
When the TIME STAMP function is ON, the letter
R
will be displayed in front of the date and time
display in the viewfinder and the LCD monitor.
In addition, the month display will change from a
numerical value to an English name display.
The letter
R
display itself will not be recorded to
the video.
The size and position of the time and date
characters recorded to the image will vary
depending on the recording format.
The size and position of the timestamp
characters in external output displays may
vary from the displays in the LCD monitor or
viewfinder.
The recorded time and date display will follow
the settings made in the DATE/TIME item on the
SW&DISP SETUP screen. If this item is set to
OFF, the date and time will not be recorded as a
time stamp.
To avoid date and time displays overlapping
when clips with timestamps recorded are played
with this camera, please set the DATE/TIME item
on the SW&DISP SETUP screen to OFF.
LAST CLIP function
The most recently recorded clip can be deleted at
the touch of a button by allocating the LAST CLIP
function to any of the USER 1 - 3 buttons.
Press the USER button allocated for the LAST
CLIP function to display YES/NO on the screen.
Select YES to delete the most recently recorded
clip.
Select NO not to delete the clip.
If the camera has been switched to PB mode or
the recording format has been changed since
recording was completed, or if interval recording
has completed, clips cannot be deleted even
if the button is pressed. Clips also cannot be
deleted if the power has been switched off and
back on again.
Clips cannot be deleted even if the button is
pressed if the memory card has been removed
and reinserted since recording was completed.