36 EN FEATURES FOR RECORDING

LED Light

 

 

Snapshot (Record Still Image On

LED Light can be used to

 

 

Tape)

 

 

 

 

brighten the subject in the dark

This feature lets you record still images that

place during video recording or

look like photographs onto a tape.

 

D.S.C. shooting.

 

 

 

1 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to

 

 

 

 

LIGHT

LED Light

“VIDEO”.

 

 

 

 

 

2 Set the Power Switch to “REC”.

 

 

 

 

1 Press LIGHT repeatedly to change the

3 Set the recording mode to “M”. ( pg. 20)

4 Set “REC SELECT” to “

/

” or

setting.

 

 

“

“. ( pg. 31, 33)

 

 

 

The light is on always. ( appears.)

 

 

 

5 Press SNAPSHOT.

 

 

 

The light turns on automatically

● The “PHOTO” indication appears and a still image

 

will be recorded for approx. 5 seconds, then the

when dark. (

appears.)

 

 

camcorder re-enters the Record-Standby mode.

 

 

● You can perform Snapshot also during

 

Turns off the light.

 

 

recording. A still image will be recorded for

2 Press the Recording Start/Stop Button to

 

approx. 5 seconds, then the normal recording

 

resumes.

 

 

 

 

start video recording or SNAPSHOT to shoot a

● Snapshot is effective when the recording mode

still image.

 

 

selection is set to both “A” or “M”.

 

NOTES:

 

● If the image taken by snapshot is too dark or too

● Be careful not to point the LED Light directly to

 

bright, select

( pg. 38) or “SPOTLIGHT”

 

( pg. 41).

 

 

 

 

eyes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

● The image size for snapshot in 16:9 mode is

● If the light does not reach the subject when the

 

640X360. However, the approximate number of

LED Light setting is “ON”, the Night-Alive

 

 

storable images is similar with snapshot in 4:3

function will be activated, and makes it possible

 

 

mode. ( pg. 26)

 

 

 

 

to shoot the subject brighter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

● Since subjects are shot at a reduced shutter

Motor Drive Mode

 

 

 

speed when the LED Light setting is “ON”, they

 

 

 

will appear slightly blurred.

 

Keeping SNAPSHOT pressed in step 5

 

 

provides an effect similar to serial

 

 

 

photography. (Interval between still

 

 

 

images: approx. 1 second)

 

 

 

 

● The Motor Drive mode is disabled when “REC

 

 

 

SELECT” is set to “

/

” or “

“.

 

 

 

( pg. 33)