Special recording modes, Pre-recording (pre rec) – Panasonic AG-HPX300P User Manual

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During P2 card recording, setting items in the menu option
RECORDING SETUP screen provides the following special
recording modes: pre-recording, interval recording, one-
shot recording, and loop recording.
These recording modes are available only with the
following settings.

SYSTEM MODE

REC FORMAT

Other conditions

1080 - 59.94i

DVCPRO HD/60i

AVC-I 100/60i

AVC-I 50/60i

Set CAMERA

MODE to 60i or

30P

720 - 59.94P

DVCPRO HD/60P

AVC-I 100/60P

AVC-I 50/60P

Turn VFR OFF

480 - 59.94i

DVCPRO 50/60i

DVCPRO/60i

DV/60i

Set CAMERA

MODE to 60i or

30P

Pre-recording (PRE REC)

This function is used to start recording a certain number of
seconds (approx. 3 seconds for HD recordings or approx.
7 seconds for SD recordings) before actual recording
starts.

Startingrecording

Stoppingrecording

(time)

Actualrecordingtime

PRERECtime

1



CheckthattheSYSTEMSETUPscreenisset
upasdescribedabove.

For details on menu operation, refer to [Using the
menus] (page 120).

2



SetthemenuoptionPRERECMODEtoONin
theRECORDINGSETUPscreen.

• The following indications appear in the special

recording display area in the viewfinder.

Recording: P-REC lights
Pause: P-PAUSE lights

For details, refer to [Screen displays] (page 66).

3



PresstheRECbutton.

This setting will record audio and video a time
period prior to start of recording.
• The following recording modes will disable the

pre-recording function and start respective
recording function when selected.

• Recording of video input via the IEEE1394

connector

• When changing recording formats
• After a change from playback to recording
• During interval recording
• During one-shot recording
• During loop recording

• There may be a short delay in start of audio and

video recording when the REC button is pressed
directly after switching from thumbnail display
or playback to view what you are shooting, after
turning the power on and after changing the
PREREC MODE.

Special Recording Modes

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