❍ To use the self-timer ( 58), press the (self-timer) button before step 2 and press the PHOTO button fully.

❍When the subject is too bright (overexposed), use the optional FS-30.5U ND

filter.

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❍When the Focus-Priority mode is set to [ON]:

When you press the PHOTO button fully before F and focusing frame turn green, it may take up to 2* seconds until focus is adjusted and the still image

can be recorded to the memory card.

* Up to 4 seconds in the Low Light and the Night modes.

If the subject is not suitable for autofocus, the focusing frame turns yellow and locks the focus. Adjust the focus manually with the SET dial.

❍When the Focus-Priority mode is set to [OFF]: No focusing frame appears.

In step 2, F turns green, and focus and exposure are locked.

❍The camcorder shuts off when you do not operate it for 5 minutes to save

power. “ AUTO POWER OFF” appears 20 seconds before shutoff. To continue recording, turn the POWER switch to OFF and then back to CAMERA.

Recording a Still Image on a Memory Card While Recording Movies on a Tape

When you are recording a movie on a tape, you can record the same picture as a still

image on the memory card.

CAMERA

PLAY (VCR)

CARD CAMERA

CARD PLAY

CAMERA SETUP

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1.Open the menu and select [CAMERA SETUP]. Select [PHOTO REC], set it to [CARD] and close the menu.

2.While you are recording a movie, press the PHOTO button.

❍The size of the still image will be 640 ⋅ 480.

❍ The quality of the still image is slightly lower than a still image recorded in CARD CAMERA mode.

❍The still image cannot be recorded on a memory card when a fader, effect or the multi-image screen is activated.

❍The still image cannot be recorded on a memory card when the 16:9 format is selected.

❍Card mix cannot be used.

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