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Using the Full
Range of Features
Recording Still Images onto a Tape
You can record still images like photographs. The camcorder records the picture
and sound to tape for several seconds. The exposure is automatically adjusted.
: Copy still images automatically to a memory card ( 143) for transfer
to a PC for image enhancement and printout. Also,starting your shooting with a
still image makes it easy to find the beginning again later with the Photo Search
function( 83).
You can take a still image at any time during regular video recording,or you can
put the camcorder into record pause mode first, then take a still image.

Press the PHOTO button fully down and the still image will be taken

immediately.

• The camcorder takes the image immediately, and then records the “photo” to the
tape for approximately 6 seconds. During this time the camcorder also records
the sound, and the display shows the still image.
• A counter display appears, and counts up as the camcorder records the image.
• The camcorder returns to record pause mode.

1. Press the

PHOTO

button halfway down and hold it:

• “PHOTO” flashes at the bottom right of display.
• Exposure is locked.
• During autofocus Fflashes white in the display as the camcorder adjusts the
focus and it is displayed continuously as a green mark when the camcorder
is ready to take the still image.
During record pause mode
During record mode
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PHOTO
: To take still images on a memory card,see p. 108.
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