Canon XL2
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- handsomeboy0
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Another great feature that's possible because of the P2 system is pre-record. The camera can be set to start recording *before* you press the record button! It automatically caches whatever the camera was looking at, so when you press the "record" button, it commits that buffered recording to memory, and continues recording from there -- very handy for times when you're whale-watching, for example, and the whale breaches, catching you unaware. While other shooters are scrambling to press their record button, the HVX will already have captured the shot! Pre-record buffering provides for 3 seconds in high-def mode, and 7 seconds in standard-def. Perhaps even more interesting is the "loop record" mode, which lets you pre-record for the entire duration of a P2 card. It's like pre-record buffering, but it allows you to buffer the entire contents of the card, less the duration of your actual recording. I know that sounds confusing, so let me explain by example: if you had an 8gb card installed, and were recording 720/24p, you'd have a total record time of 20 minutes possible. The loop record mode will record continuously, buffering up to the last 20 minutes. If you then press "record", it will start recording from that moment forward, and will continue to record over the pre-recorded buffer. If you record five minutes of "live" video, on the card you'll have the prior 15 minutes plus the current five. If you instead record for 18 minutes, the card will hold the current 18 minutes plus the two minutes prior to when you pressed "record".