Recording1103 Special Recording ModesPre-recording ModeWhen pre-recording mode is activated, the camcorder starts recordingcontinuously into a temporary memory of approximately 3 seconds sowhen you press the START/STOP button, the clip will contain alsoapproximately 3 seconds of video and audio recorded before youpressed the button.1 Open the [Special Rec] submenu.[J Other Functions] [Special Rec]2 Select [Pre Rec] and then press SET.• [PRE REC STBY] appears at the top of the screen.3 Press the START/STOP button to begin recording.• The tally lamps illuminate.• [PRE REC STBY] changes to [N PRE REC] while recording.4 Press the START/STOP button again to stop recording.• The camcorder records the clip, including approximately 3 secondsof video and audio recorded before the START/STOP button waspressed.• The tally lamps go out and [PRE REC STBY] appears at the top ofthe screen.NOTES• You can use only one special recording mode at a time.• Pre-recording mode will be deactivated if the special recording mode ischanged or turned off. It will be deactivated also if you change thevideo configuration.• During pre-recording mode, the time code will be recorded with therunning mode (0 85) set to [Free Run], regardless of the previoussetting. Alternatively, you can use an external time code signal(b only). When the time code is recorded, it will include the3 seconds before the START/STOP button was pressed. When specialrecording mode is deactivated, the running mode will return to itsprevious setting.[J Other Functions][ Special Rec][Off]COPY
