Pre-Recording Mode - Canon C200B Instruction Manual

3 Press the REC button to begin recording.
• The tally lamp illuminates.
• [SLOW STBY] changes to [Ü SLOW REC] while recording.
4 Press the REC button again to stop recording.
• The clip is recorded at the selected frame rate.
• The tally lamp goes out and [SLOW STBY] appears at the top of the screen.
5 When you have finished recording, turn off the special recording mode.
• Repeat steps 1 and 2 selecting [Normal Recording] instead.
NOTES NOTES
• You can use only one special recording mode at a time.
• The shooting frame rate cannot be changed while recording.
• The time code signal will not be output from the SDI or HDMI OUT terminal.
• If you change the main recording format or system frequency, slow motion recording mode will be canceled
and the shooting frame rate will be reset to its default value.
• About the time code during slow motion recording mode:
- The time code mode can be set to [Regen.], or to [Preset] with [Rec Run] running mode.
- If the time code running mode was set to [Free Run], the time code running mode will be changed
automatically to [Rec Run] when slow motion recording is activated.
- When the special recording mode is deactivated, the time code running mode will return to its previous setting.

Pre-recording Mode

When pre-recording mode is activated, the camera starts recording continuously into a temporary memory
(approx. 3 seconds) so when you press the REC button, the clip will contain also a few seconds of video and
audio recorded before you pressed the button.
Operating modes:
1 Open the [Recording Mode] submenu.
> [Æ ! Recording/Media Setup] > [Recording Mode]
2 Select [Pre-Recording] and then press the joystick.
• [PRE REC STBY] appears at the top of the screen.
3 Press the REC button to begin recording.
• The tally lamp illuminates.
• [PRE REC STBY] changes to [Ü PRE REC] while recording.
4 Press the REC button again to stop recording.
• The camera records the clip, including a few seconds of video and audio recorded before the REC button
was pressed.
• The tally lamp goes out and [PRE REC STBY] appears at the top of the screen.
5 When you have finished recording, turn off the special recording mode.
• Repeat steps 1 and 2 selecting [Normal Recording] instead.
NOTES NOTES
• You can use only one special recording mode at a time.
• While pre-recording mode is activated, the audio format for MP4 clips cannot be changed.
• If you change the main recording format or system frequency, pre-recording mode will be canceled.
Special Recording Modes
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