Recording Still Images onto a Tape

For recording still images onto a memory card, see p.111.

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Using the Full Range of Features

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 ( 146) for transferring them 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 ( 87).

You can take a still image at any time during regular video recording, or you can set the camcorder to record pause mode first, before taking a still image.

TAPE + CAMERA

During record mode

Press the PHOTO button fully down and the still image will be recorded immediately.

•The camcorder records the image immediately. It 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.

During 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 F flashes 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.

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