Snapshot (For Tape Recording)
This feature lets you record still images that look like photographs onto a tape.
SNAPSHOT MODE SELECTION
1 Set the VIDEO/DSC Switch 4 to “VIDEO”
2 Press the MENU/VOLUME wheel % in. The Menu Screen appears.
3 Rotate the MENU/VOLUME wheel % to select
“ (CAMERA)”, then press it.
4 Rotate the MENU/VOLUME wheel % to select “SNAP MODE”, then press it.
5 Rotate the MENU/VOLUME wheel % to select the desired Snapshot mode, then press it.
Rotate the MENU/VOLUME wheel % to select
“ RETURN” and press it twice. The Menu Screen closes.
NOTES:
●To remove the shutter sound, “BEEP” on pg. 30.
●If Snapshot recording is not possible, “PHOTO” y blinks when SNAPSHOT ^ is pressed.
●If Program AE with special effects ( pg. 23) is engaged, certain modes of Program AE with special effects are disabled during Snapshot recording. In such a case, the icon blinks.
●If SNAPSHOT ^ is pressed when “DIS” is set to “ON” ( pg. 29), the Stabilizer will be disabled.
●The Motor Drive mode is disabled when “REC SELECT”
is set to “ / ” in the Menu Screen ( pg. 31).
●If “REC SELECT” is set to “ / ” in the DSC Menu Screen, still images are recorded on the memory card as well (640 x 480 pixels).
●During tape playback as well, all snapshot modes are
available when “ COPY” is set to “OFF” in the Menu Screen ( pg. 31). However, the shutter sound is not heard.
●During Snapshot recording, the image displayed in the viewfinder may be partially missing. However, there is no effect in the recorded image.
●When a cable is connected to the AV connector, the shutter sound is not heard from the speaker, however it is recorded onto the tape.
FULL |
| FRAME |
Snapshot mode | Snapshot mode | |
with no frame |
| with frame |
There is the sound effect of a shutter closing.
SNAPSHOT RECORDING
1 Press SNAPSHOT ^. “PHOTO” y appears while the snapshot is being taken.
If you press during Record-Standby . . .
..... “PHOTO” y appears and a still image will be
recorded for approx. 6 seconds, then the camcorder
If you press during Recording . . .
..... “PHOTO” y appears and a still image will be
recorded for approx. 6 seconds, then the normal recording resumes.
•Regardless of the Power Switch y position (“ ” or “ ”), Snapshot recording takes place using the selected Snapshot mode.
Motor Drive Mode
Keeping SNAPSHOT ^ pressed provides an effect similar to serial photography. (Interval between still images: approx. 1 second)
Auto Focus
The camcorder’s Full Range AF system offers continuous shooting ability from
However, correct focus may not be obtainable in the situations listed below (in these cases use manual focusing):
•When two subjects overlap in the same scene.
•When illumination is low.*
•When the subject has no contrast (difference in brightness and darkness), such as a flat,
•When a dark object is barely visible in the viewfinder.*
•When the scene contains minute patterns or identical patterns that are regularly repeated.
•When the scene is affected by sunbeams or light reflecting off the surface of a body of water.
•When shooting a scene with a high-contrast back- ground.
*The following
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NOTES:
●If the lens is smeared or blurred, accurate focusing is not possible. Keep the lens clean, wiping with a piece of soft cloth if it gets dirty. When condensation occurs, wipe with a soft cloth or wait for it to dry naturally.
●When shooting a subject close to the lens, zoom out first ( pg. 13). If
distance between the camcorder and the subject. This will not occur when “TELE MACRO” ( pg. 29) is activated.
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