28 EN D.S.C. RECORDING

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Shooting (D.S.C. Snapshot)

NOTE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

If shooting is not performed for approx. 5 minutes

You can use your camcorder as a Digital Still

when the Power Switch is set to “A” or “M” and

Camera for taking snapshots. Still images are

power is supplied from the battery pack, the

 

stored in the memory card.

camcorder shuts off automatically to save power. To

NOTE:

 

perform shooting again, push back and pull out the

 

viewfinder again or close and re-open the LCD

Before continuing, perform the procedures listed

monitor.

 

 

 

 

below:

 

Approximate Number of Storable Images

Power ( pg. 13)

The number increases or decreases depending

Loading a Memory Card ( pg. 18)

 

on the Picture Quality/Image Size, etc.

 

VIDEO/

 

 

 

SNAPSHOT

 

 

SD Memory Card

MEMORY

Image Size/Picture Quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Switch

 

8 MB* 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB

 

640 x 480/FINE

47

95

205

425

 

 

 

 

640 x 480/STANDARD

160

295

625

1285

 

 

1024 x 768/FINE

21

47

95

200

 

 

1024 x 768/STANDARD

65

145

310

640

 

Lock Button

1152 x 864/FINE***

13

29

60

125

 

1152 x 864/

45

95

205

425

 

 

 

 

STANDARD***

1 Remove the lens cap.

 

 

 

 

1600 x 1200/FINE***

8

19

41

80

2 Open the LCD monitor fully. ( pg. 19)

1600 x 1200/

28

60

130

275

3 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to

STANDARD***

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“MEMORY”.

 

 

 

MultiMediaCard

4 Set the Power Switch to “A” or “M” while

Image Size/Picture Quality

8 MB** 16 MB 32 MB

pressing down the Lock Button located on the

 

 

640 x 480/FINE

55

 

105

215

switch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To change the Image Size and/or Picture Quality,

640 x 480/STANDARD

190

320

645

 pg. 37, 41.

 

1024 x 768/FINE

25

 

50

100

5 Press SNAPSHOT. The “O” indication

 

1024 x 768/STANDARD

75

 

160

320

appears while the snapshot is being taken.

 

1152 x 864/FINE***

 

32

60

To check how the image looks before recording it

 

in the memory card, press SNAPSHOT halfway

1152 x 864/STANDARD***

 

105

216

and hold. The “ ” indicator appears and stops

 

1600 x 1200/FINE***

 

21

42

blinking when the captured image is focused. To

 

cancel the recording, release SNAPSHOT. To

1600 x 1200/STANDARD***

 

65

135

record it in the memory card, press SNAPSHOT

*

Provided (GR-DF570 only)

 

 

 

fully.

 

 

 

 

Still images are recorded in the snapshot mode

**

Provided (GR-DF470 only)

 

 

 

with no frame.

 

*** GR-DF570 only

 

 

 

 

To delete unwanted still images, refer to “Deleting Files” ( pg. 34).

When you do not want to hear the shutter sound, set “BEEP” to “OFF”. ( pg. 37, 39)