Record mode
Recording still pictures onto a card (Photoshot)
≥Set to Card Recording Mode.
1Press the [PHOTO SHOT] button halfway in order to adjust focusing. (For auto focusing only)
≥The iris/gain value is fixed and this Camcorder focuses on the subject automatically.
PHOTO
SHOT
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1Shutter chance mark
± (The white lamp flashes.): Focusing
¥ (The green lamp lights up.):
When in focus
No mark: When focusing is unsuccessful ≥The shutter chance mark is indicated as follows when the [PHOTO SHOT] button is not pressed halfway. Please use it as a guide for recording.
¥(The green lamp lights up.):
When in focus and a good picture can be recorded
±(The white lamp lights up.):
Almost in focus
2Focus area
2Press the [PHOTO SHOT] button fully.
ªTo record still pictures clearly
≥When zooming in on the subject with a magnification of 4k to 10k or higher, it is difficult to reduce the slight shaking from holding the Camcorder by hand. We recommend decreasing the zoom magnification and
approaching the subject when recording. ≥When recording still pictures, hold the
Camcorder firmly with your hands and keep your arms stationary at your side so as not to
shake the Camcorder.
≥You can record stable pictures without shaking by using a tripod and the remote control.
≥For the number of still pictures to be recorded on a card, refer to
≥The sound cannot be recorded.
≥While data is being recorded on a card, do not operate the mode dial.
≥When the access lamp is lit, do not insert or remove a card.
≥Another product may degrade or not play back data recorded on this Camcorder.
≥If set [PICT. QUALITY] >> [ 
],
noise may appear on a playback image depending on the picture content.
≥When the [PICTURE SIZE] is set to other than [640], the mega pixel recording mode is set.
≥When the picture size setting is other than [640], the scene around the subject can be recorded wider than that in [640].
ªOn-screen display in the card recording mode
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1)Still picture size
2)Number of recordable still pictures
(When no pictures can be recorded, the red light will flash.)
3)Quality of still pictures
ªProgressive Photoshot
You can record still pictures with higher picture quality and frames. (You cannot switch the progressive function off/on.)
≥In the tape recording mode, the progressive function may be disabled depending on the other functions used.
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