Digital Cinematography, 2nd Edition

Camera Setup and Operation 403

is an indication of how many minutes have been

recorded. Most camcorders and disk recorders have

a Resume Record Run Function to re-cue for con-

tinuous record numbers after reviewing shot footage.

4. External time code refers to continuously

reading time code from an External source and

re-generating it onto the recorder. If the Exter-

nal code should stop or be intermittent, the code

being recorded would also be in error.

5. Jam-sync means that the recorder synchro-

nizes its internal time code generator to match

the starting numbers from an External source,

such as a “Lockit” bo ...