RECORDING
MENU Wheel MODE Dial
Basic Recording For Digital Still Camera (D.S.C.) | EN19 | |
| Basic Shooting (Snapshot) |
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| You can use your camcorder as a Digital Still Camera for | |
POWER Switch | taking snapshots. |
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NOTE:
| You should already have performed the procedures listed below. If |
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Lock Button | ● Power ( pg. 6) |
| ● Grip Adjustment ( pg. 8) |
| ● Viewfinder Adjustment ( pg. 8) |
| ● Loading A MultiMediaCard ( pg. 12) |
| ● Picture Quality/Size Mode Setting ( pg. 13) |
SNAPSHOT Button
Total number of shots
Displays the approximate total number of shots that can be stored, including those already taken. The number increases or decreases depending on the shots stored, the Picture Quality/Size mode, MODE Dial setting, etc.
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Number of shots taken Displays the number of images that have already been shot.
Card icon
Appears during shooting and blinks when a MultiMediaCard is not loaded.
Shooting icon
Appears and blinks during shooting.
Picture Quality/Size mode
Displays the Picture Quality/Size mode of the stored image. There are 4 modes available:
XGA FINE, XGA STD, VGA FINE, VGA STD (in order of quality) ( pg. 13).
FULL Snapshot mode with no frame
There is the sound effect of a shutter closing.
1 Set the MODE Dial to “ ”and the POWER Switch
to “ ” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. Open the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.
2 Press SNAPSHOT halfway. The screen becomes a still image, which is captured into the camcorder’s memory. However, it is not rcorded until SNAPSHOT is pressed fully.
•At this moment, if you release SNAPSHOT, snapshot recording will be cancelled.
3 Press SNAPSHOT fully.
The image is recorded in the MultiMediaCard.
•Still images are recorded in the snapshot mode with no frame.
•To use the flash, pg. 30.
To Delete Unwanted Still Images . . .
.... when unwanted still images are stored in the
MultiMediaCard or its memory is full, refer to “Deleting Files” ( pg. 49) and delete unwanted still images.
To Remove The Shutter Sound . . .
.... when you do not want to hear the shutter sound, set
BEEP/TALLY to “OFF” on the Menu Screen ( pg. 26, 27). The sound is no longer heard from the speaker.
NOTES:
●Even if “DIS” is set to “ON” ( pg. 28), the Stabiliser will be disabled.
●If Snapshot recording is not possible, “PHOTO” blinks when SNAPSHOT is pressed.
●If Programme AE with special effects ( pg. 36) is engaged, certain modes of Programme AE with special effects are disabled during Snapshot recording. In such a case, the icon blinks.
●If shooting is not performed for approx. 5 minutes when the
POWER Switch is set to “ ” and power is supplied from the battery pack, the camcorder shuts off automatically to save power. To perform shooting again, close the LCD monitor and
●The Motor Drive mode ( pg. 18) is disabled when the MODE
Dial is set to “ ”.
●To reduce the
●When a headphone set is connected to the headphone connector, the shutter sound is not heard from the speaker.
●Still images taken are compliant to DCF (Design rules for Camera File systems). They do not have any compatibility with devices which are not compliant to DCF.
●In the XGA mode, images shot using a