Recording Movies on a Memory Card

Recording from a Tape in the Camcorder

Recording from Other Video Devices

Screen Displays during Movie Recording

You can record Motion JPEG movies with the camcorder, from a tape in the camcorder or from devices connected via the DV terminal or the AV terminal. The sound of a movie recorded on a memory card will be monaural.

1. Press the start/stop button to begin recording.
   - You can keep recording until "CARD FULL" appears (max. 60 minutes).
   - With MultiMediaCards, the recording time is limited to 10 sec. in 320 x 240 pixels and 30 sec. in 160 x 120 pixels.
   
2. Press the start/stop button to stop recording.
   

Do not turn off the camcorder, change the position of the TAPE/CARD switch, disconnect the power source, open the memory card cover or remove the memory card while the card access indicator is flashing. Doing so could result in data damage. When you are using a SD Memory Card, make sure that the protect switch is set to allow recording. Do not load/unload a cassette during recording.

We recommend using a SD Memory Card right after you have formatted it with this camcorder. Recording may be interrupted when you use memory cards with slow writing speed, or when recording and erasing has been repeatedly performed on a memory card. You can select the focusing point when recording a movie on the memory card. To use the self-timer, press the ( self-timer) button before step 2 and press the start/stop button.

Recording from a Tape in the Camcorder

1. Play back the tape.
   
2. Press the start/stop button when the scene you wish to record appears.
   
3. Press the start/stop button to stop recording.

Recording from Other Video Devices

You can record movies from devices connected via the S-video terminal or AV terminal (analog line-in function), or via the DV terminal on a memory card.

1. Set the camcorder to PLAY (VCR) mode.
   - If a cassette is loaded, make sure the tape is stopped.
   - When recording via the AV terminal, make sure that "AVDV" is displayed on the screen. When recording via the DV terminal, make sure that "AVDV" is not displayed. Change the setting as necessary.
   
2. Connected device: Load a recorded cassette and play back the tape.
   
3. Press the start/stop button when the scene you wish to record appears.
   
4. Press the start/stop button to stop recording.
   

When recording from a tape in the camcorder or other video devices: A movie recorded from an image in 16:9 widescreen mode will be vertically compressed. The data code of the movie will reflect the date and time it has been recorded on the memory card. Recording stops at blank sections or recordings in different audio mode (12bit/16bit).

Screen Displays during Movie Recording