D.S.C. RECORDING
Basic Shooting (D.S.C. Snapshot)
You can use your camcorder as a Digital Still Camera for taking snapshots. Still images are stored in the memory card.
NOTE:
Before continuing, perform the procedures listed below:
●Power ( pg. 13)
●Loading a Memory Card ( pg. 18)
VIDEO/
MEMORY SNAPSHOT
Power Switch
Lock Button
1 Remove the lens cap.
2 Open the LCD monitor fully. ( pg. 19)
3 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “MEMORY”.
4 Set the Power Switch to “A” or “M” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.
●To change the Image Size and/or Picture Quality, pg. 36, 40.
5 Press SNAPSHOT. The “O” indication appears while the snapshot is being taken.
●To check how the image looks before recording it in the memory card, press SNAPSHOT halfway and hold. The “ ” indicator appears and stops blinking when the captured image is focused. To cancel the recording, release SNAPSHOT. To record it in the memory card, press SNAPSHOT fully.
●Still images are recorded in the snapshot mode with no frame.
●To delete unwanted still images, refer to “Deleting Files” ( pg. 33).
●When you do not want to hear the shutter sound, set “BEEP” to “OFF”. ( pg. 36, 38)
NOTE:
If shooting is not performed for approx. 5 minutes when the Power Switch is set to “A” or “M” and power is supplied from the battery pack, the camcorder shuts off automatically to save power. To perform shooting again, push back and pull out the viewfinder again or close and
Approximate Number of Storable Images
●The number increases or decreases depending on the Picture Quality/Image Size, etc.
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640 x 480/FINE |
| 47 |
| 95 |
| 205 |
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640 x 480/STANDARD |
| 160 |
| 295 |
| 625 |
| 1285 | ||
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1024 x 768/FINE |
| 21 |
| 47 |
| 95 |
| 200 | ||
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1024 x 768/STANDARD |
| 65 |
| 145 |
| 310 |
| 640 | ||
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640 x 480/FINE |
| 55 |
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| 105 |
| 215 | |||
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640 x 480/STANDARD |
| 190 |
| 320 |
| 645 | ||||
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1024 x 768/FINE |
| 25 |
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| 50 |
| 100 | |||
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1024 x 768/STANDARD |
| 75 |
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| 160 |
| 320 | |||
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DIGITAL STILL CAMERA (D.S.C.) RECORDING & PLAYBACK
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