Record mode
Recording still pictures on a card while recording image onto a tape
You can record still pictures while recording image onto a tape.
≥Set to Tape Recording Mode.
1Press the [PHOTO SHOT] button fully while recording image onto a tape.
PHOTO
SHOT
≥For the number of still pictures to be recorded on a card, refer to
≥When recording pictures onto a card, the recording start/stop button is disabled.
≥You can select a picture quality for still pictures to be recorded.
≥In tape recording mode, the size of pictures that can be recorded is [640].
≥In order to record higher quality still pictures, you must use the card recording mode.
≥If the wide mode is used, you cannot record images onto the card.
≥The [PHOTO SHOT] button does not work if it is pressed halfway.
Check the recording
The last image recorded is played back for 2 to
3 seconds. After checking, the Camcorder will be set to a recording pause.
≥Set to Tape Recording Mode.
1Press the joystick during the recording pause until the icon 1 appears.
2Move the joystick down to select the recording check icon [
].
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Blank search function
Searches for the last part of the image recorded (unused part of the tape).
≥Set to Tape Recording/Playback Mode.
1Set [BASIC] or [ADVANCE] >> [BLANK SEARCH] >> [YES].
ªStopping a blank search midway
through
Move the joystick down.
≥If the cassette tape has no blank part, then the Camcorder will stop at the end of the tape.
≥The Camcorder stops at a point approx. 1 second before the end of the last image recorded. When you start recording at that point, the image can be recorded seamlessly from the last image.
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