Sony PDW700 User Manual (PDW-700 / PDW-F800 Operation Manual for Firmware Vers - Page 89
Time-lapse video (Interval Rec function), Auto Interval Rec mode - pdw 700 internal battery
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The Picture Cache mode settings once made continue to be effective until changed. You can assign the Picture Cache on/off function to one of the ASSIGN 1/2/3/4 switches, COLOR TEMP. button (PDW-700), ASSIGN 5 switch (PDW-F800), and RET button on the lens. For details, see "Assigning functions to ASSIGN switches" on page 209. Notes • You can do a menu operation to change the Picture Cache time while the camcorder is in recording mode. However, the new setting takes effect only after the recording is finished. • In Picture Cache mode, the internal timecode generator operating mode is always F-RUN regardless of the setting of the F-RUN/SET/R-RUN switch. Camcorder operations in Picture Cache mode The recording procedure in Picture Cache mode is basically the same as that for normal recording. However, note the following differences. • When you record in Picture Cache mode, the picture you are shooting now is recorded to disc after the picture data stored in memory (equal to the Picture Cache time) is recorded to disc. For this reason, disc access may continue for a short time after you press the REC START button to stop recording. During this time, the playback control buttons are disabled, as in recording mode. Also, if you press the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens to restart recording during this time, a separate clip is recorded. • When you press the REC START button or the VTR button on the lens to restart recording during disc access, the start point of the recorded clip may be later than the Picture Cache time, especially when there are a large number of clips recorded on the disc. In Picture Cache mode, you should avoid stop and start recording operations in quick succession. • The time disc access stops after the REC START button is pressed equals the Picture Cache time. However, if you start recording within the Picture Cache time immediately after selecting Picture Cache mode, changing the Picture Cache time or performing playback or recording review, the picture data for the duration of the Picture Cache time will not be stored in memory. Thus, the time disc access stops after the STOP button is pressed becomes shorter than the Picture Cache time. • In Picture Cache mode, you cannot set the FRUN/SET/R-RUN switch to SET to make timecode settings. To make timecode settings, first exit Picture Cache mode. When power is lost during recording in Picture Cache mode • If the POWER switch is turned off during recording in Picture Cache mode, the camcorder gets powered off after disc access has continued for a few seconds so that the picture at the moment when the POWER switch is turned off is recorded. • If you remove the battery, pull out the DC cable, or cut power to the AC adaptor during recording in Picture Cache mode, video and audio stored in memory will be lost without being recorded to the disc. For this reason, make sure you do not replace the battery while recording. Time-lapse video (Interval Rec function) Using the memory in the camcorder, you can capture time-lapse video. There are two modes for this function, which is known as "Interval Rec". Auto Interval Rec mode: In Auto Interval Rec mode, pictures are automatically shot a frame (two frames when the recording format is set to 720p) at a time at the specified interval and stored in memory. To use this function, you must set the total time for shooting (TAKE TOTAL TIME) and the length of time for recording on the disc (REC TIME). Manual Interval Rec mode: A specified number of frames (NUMBER OF FRAME) is recorded when you press the REC START button or the lens VTR button. There are two Manual Interval Rec modes: a single shot mode in which recording is done once with each press of the button, and a consecutive mode in which recording is done repeatedly at a specified interval after the button is pressed. A pre-lighting function is available in Auto Interval Rec mode and the consecutive mode of Manual Interval Rec mode. This function automatically turns on the light before recording starts, which allows you to record pictures under stable light and color temperature conditions. Advanced Operations for Shooting 89 Chapter 4 Shooting