The camcorder will start recording 3 seconds before you press <
START/STOP>, ensuring you do not miss important shooting opportunities. This is especially useful when it is difficult to predict when to start recording.
To turn PreREC on or off.
- Press up on the joystick to open the joystick guide,
- Press up or down on the joystick to select [
PreREC] and press the <SET> button.
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- Press <SET> again to turn pre-recording off.
- Press <START/STOP>.
The scene recorded in the memory will start 3 seconds before <START/STOP> was pressed.
NOTE:
- While pre-recording is activated, the camcorder will not emit any notification sounds.
- The camcorder will not record the full 3 seconds prior to pressing <START/STOP> if the button was pressed within 3 seconds of having turned on pre-recording or having finished the previous recording.
- The thumbnail displayed in the movie index screen is based on when <START/STOP> was pressed.
- Any of the following actions will deactivate the pre-recording function.
- Leaving the camcorder without any operation for 5 min.
- Pressing <FUNC.>, <REC/PLAY>, or <VIDEO SNAP>.
- Changing the position of the camera mode dial.
- Setting the camcorder to standby mode.
