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# Pre-recording

Records the video and audio from specific time before the operation to start the recording.

Operation to start recording

Operation to stop recording

(Time)

Actual recording time

Pre-recording time

The pre-recording time varies depending on the setting of the [SYSTEM] menu → [FILE FORMAT]/[REC FORMAT].

- When [FILE FORMAT] is set to [P2]: Approximately 3 seconds

- When [FILE FORMAT] is set to [MOV], and [REC FORMAT] is set to [2160-29.97p/422ALL-I 400M], [2160-25.00p/422ALL-I 400M], or [2160-23.98p/422ALL-I 400M]: Approximately 3 seconds

- When [FILE FORMAT] is set to [MOV], and [REC FORMAT] is set to [2160-59.94p/HEVC LongGOP 200M], [2160-59.94p/HEVC LongGOP 100M], [2160-59.94p/420LongGOP 150M], [2160-50.00p/HEVC LongGOP 200M], [2160-50.00p/HEVC LongGOP 100M], [2160-50.00p/420LongGOP 150M], [2160-29.97p/HEVC LongGOP 150M], [2160-29.97p/422LongGOP 150M], [2160-29.97p/420LongGOP 100M], [2160-25.00p/HEVC LongGOP 150M], [2160-25.00p/422LongGOP 150M], [2160-25.00p/420LongGOP100M], [2160-23.98p/HEVC LongGOP 150M], [2160-23.98p/422LongGOP 150M], or [2160-23.98p/420LongGOP 100M]: Approximately 5 seconds

- When set to other than above: Approximately 10 seconds

Select the [RECORDING] menu → [PRE REC] → [ON].

[P] is displayed in the recording status display of the camera image screen.

Press the REC button.

NOTE

- The video and audio may not be able to record for specific time before in following cases.

  - Immediately after the power is set to < > (ON)

  - Immediately after opening the menu

  - Immediately after the memory card is inserted

  - Immediately after playing back the recorded video

  - Immediately after closing the thumbnail screen

  - When [ON]/[OFF] are toggled in the [SCENE FILE] menu → [VFR] or [SCENE FILE] menu → [FRAME RATE] is set

  - During the time from recording stop until completion of writing to the memory card

- When [PRE REC] is set to [ON], the [RECORDING] menu → [TC/UB] → [FREE/REC RUN] is fixed to [FREE RUN].

- The pre-recording is canceled once when three hours has past without starting the recording.

- For recording limitations of the pre-recording, refer to “Recording function that cannot be used simultaneously”.

- Pre-recording cannot be performed if the remaining recording capacity of the memory card is less than one minute.

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