Panasonic ag-hpx300p Manuel D’Utilisation

Chapter

Recording

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During P2 card recording, setting items in the menu option 
RECORDING SETUP screen provides the following special 
recording modes: pre-recording, interval recording, one-
shot recording, and loop recording.
These recording modes are available only with the 
following settings.

1080 - 59.94i

DVCPRO HD/60i

AVC-I 100/60i

AVC-I 50/60i

Set CAMERA 

MODE to 60i or 

30P

720 - 59.94P

DVCPRO HD/60P

AVC-I 100/60P

AVC-I 50/60P

Turn VFR OFF

480 - 59.94i

DVCPRO 50/60i

DVCPRO/60i

DV/60i

Set CAMERA 

MODE to 60i or 

30P

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

CheckthattheSYSTEMSETUPscreenisset
upasdescribedabove.

For details on menu operation, refer to [Using the 
menus] (page 120).

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 66).

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.