Snapshot (For Tape Recording)

This feature lets you record still images that look like photographs onto a tape.

SNAPSHOT MODE SELECTION

1 Set the Power Switch r to “ ” while pressing down the Lock Button e located on the switch. Open the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.

2 Press the MENU/VOLUME wheel # in. The Menu Screen appears.

3 Rotate the MENU/VOLUME wheel # to select “ (CAMERA)”, then press it.

4 Rotate the MENU/VOLUME wheel # to select “SNAP MODE”, then press it.

5 Rotate the MENU/VOLUME wheel # to select the desired Snapshot mode, then press it.

Rotate the MENU/VOLUME wheel # to select

“ RETURN” and press it twice. The Menu Screen closes.

FULL

PIN-UP

FRAME

Snapshot mode

Pin-Up mode

Snapshot mode

with no frame

 

with frame

There is the sound effect of a shutter closing.

SNAPSHOT RECORDING

1 Press SNAPSHOT $. “PHOTO” ^ appears while the snapshot is being taken.

If you press during Record-Standby . . .

..... “PHOTO” ^ appears and a still image will be

recorded for approx. 6 seconds, then the camcorder re-enters the Record-Standby mode.

If you press during Recording . . .

..... “PHOTO” ^ appears and a still image will be

recorded for approx. 6 seconds, then the normal recording resumes.

•Regardless of the Power Switch r position (“” or “ ”), Snapshot recording takes place using the selected Snapshot mode.

Motor Drive Mode

Keeping SNAPSHOT $ pressed provides an effect similar to serial photography. (Interval between still images: approx. 1 second)

NOTES:

●To remove the shutter sound,  “BEEP” on pg. 23.

●If Snapshot recording is not possible, “PHOTO” ^ blinks when SNAPSHOT $ is pressed.

●If Program AE with special effects ( pg. 16) is engaged, certain modes of Program AE with special effects are disabled during Snapshot recording. In such a case, the icon blinks.

●If SNAPSHOT $ is pressed when “DIS” is set to “ON” ( pg. 22), the Stabilizer will be disabled.

●During playback as well, all Snapshot modes are available. The shutter sound is not heard.

●During Snapshot recording, the image displayed in the viewfinder may be partially missing. However, there is no effect in the recorded image.

●When a cable is connected to the AV connector, the shutter sound is not heard from the speaker, however it is recorded onto the tape.

Auto Focus

The camcorder’s Full Range AF system offers continuous shooting ability from close-up (as close as approx. 5 cm (2") to the subject) to infinity.

However, correct focus may not be obtainable in the situations listed below (in these cases use manual focusing):

•When two subjects overlap in the same scene.

•When illumination is low.*

•When the subject has no contrast (difference in brightness and darkness), such as a flat, one-color wall, or a clear, blue sky.*

•When a dark object is barely visible in the viewfinder.*

•When the scene contains minute patterns or identical patterns that are regularly repeated.

•When the scene is affected by sunbeams or light reflecting off the surface of a body of water.

•When shooting a scene with a high-contrast back- ground.

*The following low-contrast warnings appear blinking:

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NOTES:

●If the lens is smeared or blurred, accurate focusing is not possible. Keep the lens clean, wiping with a piece of soft cloth if it gets dirty. When condensation occurs, wipe with a soft cloth or wait for it to dry naturally.

●When shooting a subject close to the lens, zoom out first ( pg. 12). If zoomed-in in the auto focus mode, the camcorder may automatically zoom out depending on the

distance between the camcorder and the subject. This will not occur when “TELE MACRO” ( pg. 22) is activated.

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