Snapshot (For Tape Recording)

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

SNAPSHOT MODE SELECTION

1 Set the VIDEO/DSC Switch 4 to “VIDEO”, then set the Power Switch u to “” while pressing down the Lock Button y 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.

NOTES:

●To remove the shutter sound,  “BEEP” on pg. 30.

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

●If Program AE with special effects ( pg. 23) 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. 29), the Stabilizer will be disabled.

●The Motor Drive mode is disabled when “REC SELECT”

is set to “ / ” in the Menu Screen ( pg. 31).

●If “REC SELECT” is set to “ / ” in the DSC Menu Screen, still images are recorded on the memory card as well (640 x 480 pixels).

●During tape playback as well, all snapshot modes are

available when “ COPY” is set to “OFF” in the Menu Screen ( pg. 31). However, 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.

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” yappears while the snapshot is being taken.

If you press during Record-Standby . . .

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

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

•Regardless of the Power Switch u 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)

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. 13). 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. 29) is activated.

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