Canon ZR45 MC, ZR50 MC Taking Still Pictures to a Cassette

Taking Still Pictures to a Cassette

To take still images on a memory card, see p. 107.

PHOTO

Using the Full Range of Features

You can record still pictures like a photograph. The camcorder records the picture and sound to tape for several seconds. The exposure is automatically adjusted.

Copy still photos automatically to a memory card ( 124) for transfer to a PC for image enhancement and printout. Also, starting your shooting with a still photo makes it easy to find the beginning again later with the Photo Search function

( 85).

You can take a still picture at any time during regular video recording, or you can put the camcorder into record pause mode first, then take a still picture.

TAPE + CAMERA

During record mode

Press the PHOTO button fully down and the still picture will be taken immediately.

•The camcorder takes the image immediately, and then records the “photo”to the

tape for approximately 6 seconds (8 seconds in SP or LP recording mode). During this time the camcorder also records the sound, and the display shows the still picture.

•A counter display appears, and counts up as the camcorder records the picture.

•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 picture.