Recording Video42Recording in Full Auto ModeMove the CAMERA switch to FULL AUTO to change the camcorder tofull auto mode. In full auto mode, the camcorder automatically sets theiris, gain, shutter speed, and white balance. The camcorder willcontinuously adjust the brightness and white balance automatically*. Infull auto mode, however, the autofocus will not be turned on.* The light metering mode (0 59) will be set to [Standard], the AE level (0 59) will beset to [±0] and the AGC limit (0 54) will be set to [Off/24 dB].Locking ButtonsMoving the CAMERA switch to R will lock the following buttons: IRIS,GAIN, SHUTTER, WB, S, AF/MF. Doing so will also lock the settingsof the corresponding functions. This is useful in preventing settings frombeing changed due to inadvertently pressing one of the buttons.About ClipsWhen the camcorder records a clip, it also assigns a 6-character clipname consisting of a 2-letter prefix and 4 numerals (for example, “AA0001”). The numerals increase everytime a clip is recorded. You can set the initial clip name in advance using the [J Other Functions] [Clips][Title Prefix] and [Number Setting] settings. You cannot change the clip name after the clip is recorded.The video file (stream) in a clip will be split approximately every 2 GB for clips with a long recording time. Evenin such case, playback will be continuous.NOTES• If you are recording with two CF cards and the CF card you are using becomes full while recording, the clipwill continue uninterrupted on the other CF card when relay recording (0 39) is activated. In such case,the recording will be recorded as separate clips.• If you record using the custom picture and metadata settings, those settings will be recorded with the clip.For more details, refer to Custom Picture Settings (0 99) and Using Metadata (0 82).
