Panasonic AG-HPX370P User Manual

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During P2 card recording, the following special recording 
modes can be enabled from the RECORDING SETUP 
screen: pre-recording, interval recording, one-shot 
recording, loop recording, and one-clip recording.
These recording modes (excluding one-clip recording) are 
available only with the following settings.
One-clip recording mode is available in all recording 
modes, except when VFR is turned ON in 720P system 
mode.
SYSTEM MODE
REC FORMAT
Other conditions
1080-59.94i
DVCPROHD/60i
AVC-I 100/60i
AVC-I 50/60i
Set CAMERA 
MODE to 60i or 30P
1080-50i
DVCPROHD/50i
AVC-I 100/50i
AVC-I 50/50i
720-59.94P
DVCPROHD/60P
AVC-I 100/60P
AVC-I 50/60P
Turn VFR OFF
720-50P
DVCPROHD/50P
AVC-I 100/50P
AVC-I 50/50P
Turn VFR OFF
480-59.94i
DVCPRO 50/60i
DVCPRO/60i
DV/60i
Set CAMERA 
MODE to 60i or 30P
576-50i
DVCPRO 50/50i
DVCPRO/50i
DV/50i
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 129).
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 75).
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