Recording Still Images

Before using a memory card for the first time, be sure to initialize it with this camcorder ( 95).

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1.Holding the lock button pressed down, move the power switch to

CAMERA.

2.Move the / switch to the (STILLS) position.

3.Open the LCD panel and the lens cover (move the lens cover switch down to ).

4.If necessary, change the media for recording the still images using the procedure described in the next page ( 34).

You can record still images on the memory card or the disc. The default media for still images is the memory card.

As long as you do not change the recording destination, still images will be recorded to the last selected media.

Recording

Basic Functions

5.Press the PHOTO button halfway.

Once the focus is automatically adjusted, the camcorder will beep, the mark will turn green and one or more green AF frames appear.

When you press the PHOTO button on the wireless controller, the still image is recorded immediately.

6.Press the PHOTO button fully.

The mark and the AF frame(s) disappear and you hear a shutter sound.

Do not turn off the camcorder, change the position of the / switch, disconnect the power source, open the memory card/disc cover or remove the memory card/disc while the card access or the disc access indicator is flashing. Doing so could result in data damage.

About the focusing frame:

This camcorder uses the 9-point artificial intelligence autofocus (9-point AiAF) that will automatically select the best focusing frames out of nine available, allowing you to focus on subjects even if they are not in the center of the picture ( 51).

If the subject is not suitable for autofocus, turns yellow. Keep the PHOTO button pressed halfway and adjust the focus manually with the omni selector

( ).

In step 5 above, the image may appear out of focus for a moment while the camcorder is focusing.

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Canon DC 20, DC 10 instruction manual Recording Still Images, Press the Photo button halfway, Press the Photo button fully