Pre-recording

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

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

When [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 [REC FORMAT] is [2160-59.94p/420LongGOP 150M], [2160-59.94p/HEVC LongGOP 200M], [2160-50.00p/420LongGOP 150M], [2160-50.00p/HEVC LongGOP 200M], [2160-29.97p/420LongGOP 100M], [2160-29.97p/HEVC LongGOP 150M], [2160-29.97p/422LongGOP 150M], [2160-25.00p/420LongGOP 100M], [2160-25.00p/HEVC LongGOP 150M], [2160-25.00p/422LongGOP 150M], [2160-23.98p/420LongGOP 100M], [2160-23.98p/HEVC LongGOP 150M], or [2160-23.98p/422LongGOP 150M]: 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.