Playing Recorded Clips - Sony PMW-400K Operating Instructions Manual

Clip 1 Clip 2
Notes
• You cannot resume recording for about one second
after stopping recording.
• The maximum number of clips that can be recorded on
one memory card is 600. Even if the memory card has
enough free capacity to record more clips, when 600
clips have been recorded, no further recording is
possible.
Clip file sizes
Clip file sizes vary according to file formats.
File File size
format
MP4 Less than 4 GB
AVI Less than 2 GB
MXF Less than 43 GB
If you continue recording for an extended period,
recorded materials may be segmented into
multiple files, depending on the file size (the
maximum number of partitions is 99).
The camcorder regards MP4 and AVI files as one
clip even if it has been segmented into multiple
files.
Clip names
Eight-character clips names (consisting of a four-
character prefix and a four-digit number) are
generated automatically for clips recorded by this
camcorder.
Example: ABCD0001
You can also use "OPERATION" > "Clip" >
"Title Prefix" (see page 128) in the setup menu to
set the clip name prefix to a user-specified string
of characters (four to 46 characters in length). (A
user-specified prefix cannot be changed after
recording.)
The four-digit number at the end of clip names is
generated automatically, counting up in order as
clips are recorded.
Clip 3
Clip size
Less than half an
hour
Less than 9 minutes
and 30 seconds
Less than 6 hours

Playing Recorded Clips

When the camcorder is in standby (STBY) mode,
you can play all or part of the most recently
recorded clip (see page 84).
1
Insert the SxS memory card to play (see
page 60).
2
Press the PREV button (see page 16) or
the F REV button (see page 16) to cue
up the clip to play.
3
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button.
The PLAY/PAUSE indicator lights, and the
playback picture appears in the viewfinder.
To pause the playback
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button.
The PLAY/PAUSE indicator flashes during
pause.
Press the button again to return to playback mode.
To play at high speed
Press the F FWD button (see page 16) or the
F REV button (see page 16).
To return to normal playback, press the PLAY/
PAUSE button.
To switch between memory cards
When two memory cards are loaded, press the
SLOT SELECT button (see page 19) to select the
active slot.
It is not possible to switch between memory cards
during playback.
To end playback
Press the STOP button: Playback stops, and the
camcorder enters E-E mode.
Press the THUMBNAIL button: Playback
stops, and a thumbnail screen (see page 96)
appears in the viewfinder.
Playback also stops and the timecode screen
appears in the viewfinder when you start
recording during playback, and when you eject an
SxS memory card.
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