Sony HVR-Z5E Operation Guide - Page 72

Press the MENU button t select the (CAMERA SET) with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial. Select [EXECUTE], and press the REC START/STOP button on the [SMTH SLW REC] screen. A recording of the length set in [REC TIME] is stretched by 4 times and recorded as a slow-motion movie. Recording ends when [Recording...] disappears from the screen. To cancel [SMTH SLW REC], press the MENU button. You can select the [SMTH SLW REC] settings suitable for your recording. x REC TIMING You can use this to select when recording starts in relation to when the REC START/ STOP button is pressed. [START TRIG]* [CENTER TRIG] [END TRIG] * The default setting is [START TRIG]. x REC TIME You can select the recording time from [3sec], [6sec] and [12sec]. The default setting is [3sec]. The picture quality deteriorates as the recording time increases. x TRIG When you set this function to [ON], recording automatically starts in response to a preset sound level instead of the REC START/STOP button being pressed. The [ TRIG] setting is canceled when you turn the power off and back on. 72 x TRIG LEVEL You can select the sound level at which recording is triggered from [HIGH], [MIDDLE] and [LOW] in [ TRIG LEVEL]. The default setting is [HIGH]. b Notes • Sounds cannot be recorded. • The shutter speed is automatically set to 1/215 second when you start [SMTH SLW REC]. • The recording time may be shorter than the set time, depending on recording conditions. • The image quality is lower than with the regular recording. z Tips • After executing [SMTH SLW REC] with an ASSIGN button, you can also cancel [SMTH SLW REC] by pressing the ASSIGN button again. See page 44 for details on how to use the ASSIGN buttons. • When [ TRIG] is set to [ON], you can also start recording by pressing the REC START/ STOP button. • When you manually set the microphone volume to a low level, [ TRIG] may not work properly. We recommend that you set [ TRIG LEVEL] to [MIDDLE] or [LOW]. INTERVAL REC You can record a series of movies on a tape at regular intervals. This function is useful to observe things like cloud movements or daylight changes. The scenes run smoothly into each other when you play back the tape. Use the AC Adapter/Charger to obtain AC power for long recording. Recording Recording Recording interval interval 1 Select [ON/OFF] t [ON] with the SEL/ PUSH EXEC dial. 2 Perform the following step if you are changing the recording time from the default setting of [0.5sec]. If you are keeping the default recording time, go straight to step 3.