Background recording

If microP2 cards are inserted in two slots, set the background recording mode and then press the recording button to start recording simultaneously on slot 1 and 2. On slot 1, recording can be repeatedly started and stopped as necessary by operating the recording button. On slot 2, the recording operation continues as background recording.

By performing background recording on slot 2, you will not miss important scenes while recording is stopped.

For details on system modes in which background recording can be used, refer to the table in “System modes and recording functions”.

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To start background recording

Select [ON] in the main menu → [RECORDING SETUP] → [BACKGROUND REC].

The camera goes into the background recording mode.

Press the recording button.

Recording starts on slot 1 and 2 simultaneously, and [BACKGR] is displayed on the screen.

Recording on slot 1 can be started or stopped by recording button operations.

On slot 2, the recording operation continues as background recording.

To end background recording

Hold down the USER button to which [BACKGR REC PAUSE] has been assigned for approx. five seconds.

The background recording on slot 2 will be stopped. The [BACKGR] indication is displayed with a diagonal line.